Crab Gumbo

Ingredients

Serves/Makes:6 servings


Ingredients 
1 lb (.5 kg) Maryland Crabmeat 
1 medium onion,chopped 
1 large stalk celery,chopped 
1 clove garlic, finely chopped 
1/4 cup (60 ml) margarine or butter 
6 cups (1425 ml) canned whole tomatoes (3 1-lb cans or equivalent) 
1 10 oz (280 grm). package frozen okra 
1 bay leaf 
2 tsp (10 ml) salt 
1 tsp (5 ml) sugar 
1/2 tsp (2 ml) thyme 
1/4 tsp (1 ml) chili powder 
1/4 tsp (1 ml) pepper 
3 cups (700 ml) hot cooked rice 

Instructions

Preparation Remove all cartilage from crabmeat. In a 4 to 5-quart pot, cook onion, celery and garlic in margarine or butter until tender. Add tomatoes, okra and seasonings. Cover and simmer 1 hour. Add crabmeat and heat through. Serve over hot cooked rice.