Seafood Gumbo - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 lb. melted butter
2 qt. water
2 lb. okra, chopped
1 pt. (1 doz.) raw oysters
4 Tbsp. flour
2 lb. shrimp (raw)
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. cayenne
2 bay leaves
4 cobs of corn (uncooked)
3 chopped tomatoes
1 lb. fresh crab meat
2 lb. cod or halibut

Preparation

In a large pot, combine butter and flour.
Cook slowly, stirring constantly, until brown.
Add water, tomatoes, okra, corn (cut into thirds if large or half if small cobs).
Cook slowly (simmer) for 1 hour.
Add crab, oysters, shrimp, fish, cayenne, bay leaves, salt and pepper.
Cook 15 minutes.
Serves 8.