reposted for Lela Burks-Nolan Jones- my first cousin on Mama Crecy's & James Burks
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INGREDIENTS
3 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons oil
... 1/2 pound smoked sausage, cut into 1/2 inch slices
2 cups frozen cut okra
1 large onion, chopped
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon ground red cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 can (14.5-ounce size) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 package (12-ounce size) frozen shelled deveined cooked medium shrimp, rinsed
1 1/2 cups uncooked regular long-grain white rice
3 cups of water
In a small saucepan, combine flour and oil; mix well. Cook, constantly stirring, over medium-high heat for 5 minutes. This is your Roux. Reduce heat to medium; cook, constantly stirring, for about 10 minutes or until the mixture turns reddish-brown. Place flour-oil mixture in a 3 1/2 to 4-quart Crockpot.
Stir in all remaining ingredients except shrimp, rice, and water. Cover; cook on low setting for 7-9 hours. When ready to serve, cook rice in water as directed on the package. Meanwhile, add shrimp to the gumbo mixture in the crockpot; mix well. Cover; cook on low setting for additional 20 minutes. Serve gumbo over rice.
