SEAFOOD GUMBO

Ingredients:
Garlic clove - 1 minced
Onions - 6 (chopped)
Green pepper - 1 (chopped)
Corn oil - 3 tbsp
Froze sliced okra - 250 gms (partially thawed)
Whole tomatoes - 2 cans (400 gms)
Water - 3 cups
Salt - 2 tsp
Pepper - 1/4 tsp
Tabasco sauce - 2 drops
Bay leaf  - 1
Raw rice - 1/4 cup
Frozen deveined shrimp - 450 gms
Frozen crab meat - 175 gms (thawed)
Oysters - dozen
Parsley - 3 tbsp (chopped)
File powder
Boiled rice

Method:

• Saute garlic, onions, and green pepper in hot oil in Dutch oven.
• Add okra, tomatoes, water, seasonings and raw rice; bring to boil.
• Cover; reduce heat. Simmer 10 minutes.
• Add frozen shrimps; stir.Return to boil; cover. Simmer 3 minutes.
• Add crab meat, oysters, and parsley; simmer until heated, about 2 minutes.
• Remove bay leaf. Place about 1/8 tsp file powder in each soup bowl.
• ladle gumbo into  bowls; stir gently to mix all ingredients.
• Add mound of hot cooked rice to each bowl.