Auntie Mae's Oyster-Shrimp Gumbo

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb	454g / 16oz	Medium shrimp - (20-25/lb)
2		Shucked raw oysters
		Salt to taste
1/3 cup	53g / 1.9oz	White rice - (uncooked)
2 cups	474ml	Sliced - (1/4" thick) okra
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Stewed tomatoes
2		Garlic minced
2		Onions chopped (medium)
1/4 cup	59ml	Sauterne wine
4 tablespoons	60ml	Bacon grease
1 teaspoon	5ml	Tabasco sauce
3		Bay leaves
2 tablespoons	30ml	File powder or New Orleans crab boil (in a small cloth bag)
		A pinch of ground dill
1 cup	110g / 3.9oz	Sliced carrot
1 teaspoon	5ml	Worcestershire sauce
1/3 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Chopped celery
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Chopped green bell pepper
1/3 cup	78ml	Corn or peanut oil
5		Water
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Finely diced ham

Recipe Instructions

Saute' the onions, Bell peppers, garlic, and celery in the bacon grease. Add to the water which you should then bring to a boil. Add the okra, ham, oysters, and shrimp and boil for 5 minutes.

Add the other ingredients now and cook until the rice is done. Sever in soup bowls or over more rice. This is an epicurean experience that cannot be duplicated anywhere except where it is cooked.

The meats may be changed to crab & shrimp or crab & oysters, or Turkey and Ham, or chicken & shrimp, or what ever!

Source:
Emeril Lagasse

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