Southern Seafood Gumbo

Total Time: 1 hr
Preparation Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12


• 1 medium onion, chopped


• 2 celery ribs, chopped with leaves


• 1 green pepper, medium, chopped


• 3 garlic cloves, minced


• 1 tablespoon olive oil


• 46 fluid ounces spicy vegetable juice


• 14 1/2 ounces tomatoes, diced undrained


• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper


• 1 lb okra, sliced (frozen thawed)


• 1 lb catfish fillet, cut into 3/4-inch cubes


• 3/4 lb shrimp, uncooked medium, peeled and deveined


• 3 cups cooked long-grain rice

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, saute the onion, celery, green pepper and garlic in oil until tender.


• 2 stir in the v8 juice, tomatoes and cayenne; bring to a boil.


• 3 reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes.


• 4 stir in okra and catfish; cook 8 minutes longer.


• 5 add the shrimp; cook about 7 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink.


• 6 place rice in individual serving bowls.


• 7 top with gumbo.


• 8 note: i've used precooked shimp with great success. add at the end of cooking time just long enough to heat through.