Gumbo File'

100 minutes Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 80 minutes

103 calories per serving view nutrition facts

6 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

1/2	pound	lump crab meat	picked over
1/4	cup	vegetable shortening
2	tablespoons	flour, all-purpose
1/4	cup	onion	chopped
1	pound	okra	rinsed, trimmed, thinly sliced
1/2	cup	ham	chopped
16	ounces	tomatoes, canned with juice
2	tablespoons	green bell pepper	finely chopped
2	each	garlic cloves	minced, mashed to paste
1/2	teaspoon	salt
1	each	bay leaf
6	each	parsley sprigs
1	each	thyme sprigs
2	tablespoons	celery leaves	chopped
3/4	pound	shrimp	shelled
1	x	cayenne pepper
1	tablespoon	file' powder

Directions

In a heavy skillet, melt the shortening over mod-low heat.

Add flour and cook the roux, stirring constantly, for 30 minutes, or until it is the color of cocoa.

Stir in the onion and cook, stirring until onion begins to brown.

Add okra and cook over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until okra is golden.

In a kettle, bring 8 cups water to a boil, add the roux mixture, ham, tomatoes, with juice, bell pepper, garlic paste, bay leaf, parsley, thyme, and celery leaves.

Simmer the mixture, stirring occasionally for 50 minutes.

Stir in the shrimp and lump crabmeat and simmer for 5 minutes or until shrimp are firm.

Season it with cayenne and salt.

Discard bay leaf and serve the gumbo sprinkled with file'

powder.

Makes about 9 cups.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 228g

Amount per Serving

Calories 103 8% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.0g	1%
Saturated Fat 0.0g	1%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 111mg	37%
Sodium 443mg	18%
Total Carbohydrate 10.0g	3%
Dietary Fiber 3.0g	12%
Sugars 4.0g
Protein 14.0g	29%

Vitamin A	9%		Vitamin C	41%
Calcium	11%		Iron	16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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