Creole Seafood Gumbo

Creole Seafood Gumbo

Course :	Gumbo
From:	HungryMonster.com
Serves:	6

Ingredients:

1/4	cup	butter -- or margarine
2	tablespoons	flour
2	cups	liquid -- (water/seafood
2	cups	okra -- cut
2	cups	tomato -- peeled and cubed
1	large	onion -- chopped
1	small	bell pepper -- green, chopped
1	teaspoon	Tabasco sauce
1/8	teaspoon	thyme
1	piece	bay leave
2	cups	shrimp -- crabmeat, oyster
3	cups	rice -- hot cooked

Preparation:

Make a dark roux of the butter and flour over low heat, stirring constantly. Add liquid, okra, tomatoes, onion, pepper, Tabasco, thyme and bay leaf; bring to a boil, then cover and simmer 30 minutes, stirring frequently. Add seafood and cook, covered, 10 to 15 minutes longer. Remove bay leaf and serve in soup bowls with mound of hot rice in center.