Auntie Mae's Oyster-Shrimp Gumbo

Course :	Cajun
From:	HungryMonster.com
Serves:	1

Ingredients:

1	pound	medium shrimp -- (20-25/lb)
2	pints	shucked raw oysters
1	teaspoon	salt to taste
1/3	cup	white rice -- (uncooked)
2	cups	sliced -- (1/4 inch thick) okra
1	cup	stewed tomatoes
2	cloves	garlic minced
2	medium	onions chopped
1/4	cup	sauterne wine
4	tablespoons	bacon grease
1	teaspoon	Tabasco sauce
3	pieces	bay leaves
2	tablespoons	file powder or New Orleans crab boil (in a small cloth bag)
1	dash	ground dill
1	cup	sliced carrot
1	teaspoon	Worcestershire sauce
1/3	cup	chopped celery
1/2	cup	chopped green bell pepper
1/3	cup	corn or peanut oil
5	quarts	water
1/2	cup	finely diced ham

Preparation:

Sauté' the onions, Bell peppers, garlic, and celery in the bacon grease. Add to the water which you should then bring to a boil. Add the okra, ham, oysters, and shrimp and boil for 5 minutes. Add the other ingredients now and cook until the rice is done. Sever in soup bowls or over more rice. This is an epicurean experience that cannot be duplicated anywhere except where it is cooked. The meats may be changed to crab and shrimp or crab and oysters, or Turkey and Ham, or chicken and shrimp, or what ever! Serves 6