CRAB GUMBO (simple recipe)

Crab Gumbo

Ingredients:

6 cooked crabs

6-7 okras (sliced)

2 tbsp. butter

3 large tomatoes

1 bay leaf

1 onion (chopped)

Spring of parsley & thyme

1-2 blades chives

½ red peppers (sliced)

Water to cover 

Instructions: 

Prepare crabs, extracting meat. Skin tomatoes; wash and cut up seasonings. Melt butter and brown crab meat. Add seasonings and sliced okras. Brown all and add bay leaf and water to cover. Cover and simmer for 1 hour. Consistency should be like a thick soup. Serve alone or with white rice.

OKRA SOUP

Ingredients:

1 dozen okras (chopped)

½ lb. salt beef

4 cups water

1 small of callaloo (Spinach) (finely chopped)

Salt & pepper (to taste)

1 large tomato (chopped)

Scallions-red peppers (handful-chopped)

Thyme

Instructions: 

Wash salt beef and soak in water overnight. Add water, okras and beef and simmer gently for about 2 hours. Add chopped callaloo and salt and pepper to taste. Continue to simmer until okras are tender then add tomatoes, scallions, red pepper and thyme and let simmer until vegetable are tender. Serve hot.