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NEW  ORLEANS  CRAB  GUMBO
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NEW ORLEANS CRAB GUMBO

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

208
Calories
25g
Protein
6g
Fat
16g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Crab 100g cooked 97
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Okra 1 cup (100g) 33
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • one-quarter pound bacon
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • 2 sprigs parsley
  • 6 young okra pods
  • 2 dozen fresh tomatoes
  • 8 crabs
  • 2 bay leaves
  • thyme
  • pepper
  • parsley
  • salt
  • bay leaf

Directions

1

One-quarter pound bacon (cut in small cubes), i large onion, (cut fine), i slice ham, (% pound cut in small cubes), 5 or 6 young okra pods, i can (large) or l/2 dozen fresh tomatoes, 6 or 8 crabs, i pound shrimps (large, l/> gallon boiling water, 2 bay leaves, 2 sprigs thyme, i pod red pepper, 2 sprigs parsley, salt to taste. Fry bacon golden brown, add onion, then ham and okra pods which have been washed and finely cut. let simmer about 15 minutes, stir- ring often. Then add tomatoes, crabs and shrimps which have been previously washed, then add water, thyme, bay leaf, parsley, pepper, and lastly salt. Let simmer 2 or 2l/2 hours. Serve with boiled rice. Mae E. Seiler.

By New Orleans Federation of Clubs · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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