Seafood Gumbo

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                            FOOD FUNNY
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Thanks to (who else?) Rosemary Zwick for this one:

The Sunday school teacher asked, "Timmy, do you think
Noah did a lot of fishing when he was on the Ark?"

"No," replied Timmy. "How could he, with just two worms?"

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                            TODAY'S RECIPE
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This recipe is a variation on a common Cajun theme. It calls for
shrimp, crab, and oysters, but feel free to add calamari, crawfish,
or any seafood that is good and fresh.

Seafood Gumbo

4 Tbs (60 ml) butter
4 Tbs (60 ml) flour
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cups (500 ml) chopped fresh or canned tomatoes
4 cups (1 L) fish or chicken stock, or bottled clam juice
4 cups (1 L) okra, cut into 1/2 inch (1 cm) pieces
1/2 lb (250 g) shrimp, shelled and deveined
1/2 lb (250 g) crab meat
16 oysters, shelled
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
Cayenne pepper or hot sauce, to taste

Melt the butter in a large saucepan over moderate heat. Add the
flour and cook until it turns a medium brown, stirring frequently.
Add the onion and cook until it is soft and translucent. Add the
tomatoes, stock, and okra, and cook until the okra is tender.
Add the shrimp and crab meat and cook until the shrimp are
done, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the oysters and cook for 2 minutes
more. Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne.
Serves 6 to 8.
Received on Tue Oct 5 10:33:04 2010