Chicken, Ham and Oyster Gumbo 2 tbl Vegetable oil 3 tbl All-purpose flour 2 x Green bell peppers seeded, diced 2 x Celery stalks diced 1 med Onion diced 2 x Garlic cloves minced 1 can Whole tomatoes - (16 oz) 2 cup Sliced fresh okra 2 cup Water 3 lb Boneless chicken cut large chunks 1 lb Boneless smoked ham cut 1" chunks 2 tbl Chopped fresh parsley 2 tsp Tabasco pepper sauce 1 tsp Salt 1 x Bay leaf 1 pt Shucked oysters and their liquid 3 cup Hot cooked rice
In 5-quart saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, about 30 minutes until roux turns dark brown and develops nutty aroma. Add green peppers, celery, onion and garlic; cook 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add tomatoes with their liquid, okra, water, chicken, ham, parsley, Tabasco sauce, salt and bay leaf. Over high heat, heat to boiling; reduce heat to medium. Simmer, uncovered, 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add oysters; simmer 10 minutes longer. Discard bay leaf. Serve with hot cooked rice and additional Tabasco sauce, if desired. This recipe yields 8 servings. -- _______________________________________________ Get your free email from www.doramail.com with 30 Megs of disk space in webhosting and e-mail storage! Powered by Outblaze ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> You can search right from your browser? It's easy and it's free. See how. http://us.click.yahoo.com/_7bhrC/NGxNAA/yQLSAA/9rHolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HERB-RECIPE/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
