SOUTHERN SHRIMP GUMBO

SOUTHERN SHRIMP GUMBO


4 lbs. raw shrimp
1 cup chopped cooked ham
1 cup chopped bacon
1 lb. okra cut in large pieces
1 large can tomatoes
½ cup chopped celery
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
3 Tbsp. salt
2 Tbsp. black pepper
½ tsp. hot sauce
4 Tbsp. Gumbo File’
juice of one lemon
4 Tbsp. Ketchup
¼ stick butter
6 cups water


In a Dutch oven, sauté chopped ham and bacon. Remove from pan and set aside. Add onions, celery, and garlic to pan; sauté until onions are translucent but do not let garlic brown. Remove from pan and set aside.

Brown the flour in the pan; add tomatoes then water. Add all of the sautéed ingredients, then the seasoning to the water.

Boil for 5 minutes. Add shrimp. Cook slowly for 45 minutes

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