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.