Frank's Place New Orleans Gumbo

1 c Chopped onions

1 c Chopped celery

1 c Chopped green bell pepper

2 Cloves garlic,minced

1/4 c Butter or margarine

1/4 c Flour,all-purpose

Salt to taste Pepper to taste 1 ds Tabasco sauce

5 Bay leaves

1 cn Tomatoes,drained(16oz)

1 c Tomato juice

5 c Hot water

3 c Shrimp,shelled/deveined

6 Small hard-shell crabs

24 Shucked oysters

1 lb Okra,chopped

3 c Hot cooked rice

Chopped fresh parsley 1. In large Dutch oven, gently saute onion, celery and bell pepper in

butter; add garlic and continue to sauce 5 minutes. 2. Remove from heat and slowly stir in flour.

3. Add salt, pepper, Tabasco, bay leaves, tomatoes and tomato juice; simmer

for 15 minutes. 4. Add the hot water, shrimp, crabs, oysters, and okra; cover and simmer 30

minutes. 5. Spoon a few tablespoons cooked rice in each of six large soup bowls;

ladle gumbo onto rice and garnish with parsley. From: Michael Orchekowski Date: 25 Mar 94