dd 4 cups of the okra to the skillet.
Fry
lid. Bake, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes. Reduce heat to
In a large roasting pot, layer alternately the okra, onions, bell pepper, tomatoes with juice, oil, garlic, celery, ham seasoning, water or broth, salt and pepper.
Cover pot tightly and place in 425\u00b0F oven.
Cook 30 minutes, stir and reduce heat to 350 degrees.
Cover and cook 2 - 2 1/2 hours, stirring every 30 minutes.
When the stringing of the okra ceases, the okra is cooked.
Remove from oven and allow to cool.
Chill COMPLETELY before packaging and freezing.
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Follow recipe on gumbo base container to mix base.<
acon drippings until tender. Add okra and tomatoes, stir to blend
Cover and cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours or
he cooking time of the okra, place it in a microwave
aste, crushed tomatoes, stock and okra; secure lid. Bring cooker to
Brown in flour in oil until golden brown or darker.
Add chopped vegetables, saute 5 to 10 minutes.\tPour vegetables in 6 quart pot, add water; let simmer for 30 minutes.
Add tomatoes, let simmer for one hour. Then add okra, cook 15 minutes. Add crabmeat, let simmer for 15 more minutes.
Serve over rice.
I like to saute my okra in small amount of oil for 10 to 15 minutes the add to gumbo, not sticky.
For seafood gumbo add 2 pounds of shrimp and one pint of oysters.
Into a heavy gumbo pot, pour oil; add onions and fry for 5 minutes.
Add okra; smother for 45 minutes or until cooked.
Add salted shrimp, water and garlic.
Bring to a boil, then simmer for 40 minutes.
(Okra seeds will look brown.)
Before serving, mash whole cooked garlic pods that float on the top.
Season to taste with salt, pepper, and hot sauce.
Serve over rice.
For a variation, add 1 can whole tomatoes, smothered with okra.
Yield: 8 to 10 servings.
The flavor is even better the next day.
n 2 quarts of water for about 30 minutes.
Shell
stirring occasionally.
Add the okra, parsley, bay leaf, thyme, salt
Place all together in a large pot EXCEPT for rice and shrimp.
Bring to boil then reduce and simmer for 1 hr 10 min stirring often. Add a little water if it gets too thick.
Taste and adjust seasoning to taste.
Add shrimp and cook 10 minutes.
Discard bay leaves serve over rice.
Make roux by putting 3 tablespoons of oil in skillet.
Add flour and using medium heat, brown the flour, stirring often. After flour has browned, add vegetables and cook for 20 minutes. Add chicken and broth.
Add okra and cook 5 minutes.
Add all other ingredients and cook.
Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes. Add gumbo file.
Serve over rice.
simmer. Cover and cook for 8 minutes. Remove corn from
eserve remaining celery and onion for making gumbo later.
In a
Cook okra in 2 Tbsp butter in
Make roux using small amount of cooking oil and flour.
Let brown well. Add green peppers, onions and celery.
Add water and cook approximately 15 minutes. Add hot sausage, tomatoes, tomato paste and bay leaves. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add okra, gumbo file, shrimp and crabs.
Cook for 30 minutes until done.
inutes.
Stir in okra; saute until okra is tender, 3 minutes
il and then saute the okra for 15 to 20 minutes; add