Seafood Gumbo - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 clove garlic, minced
1 large onion, chopped
1/2 green pepper, diced
1/4 c. oil
1 (14 1/2 oz.) can whole tomatoes
1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
3 c. water
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp. salt
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. crushed basil leaves
1/2 lb. crab meat
1/2 lb. raw shrimp, shelled and cleaned
1/2 lb. fresh haddock or halibut, cut in chunks
3 c. hot cooked rice

Preparation

In Dutch oven, saute garlic, onion and green pepper in hot oil, stirring, until tender.
Add remaining ingredients except seafood and rice.
Simmer, uncovered, 45 minutes; remove bay leaf. Add seafood.
Cover and simmer 10 to 12 minutes.
Serve over rice.