What's Cooking for Super Bowl?

Tired of traditional chili and doritos for the Super Bowl?

This year if you are cheering for the Saints, you may want to kick up the menu with a bowl of gumbo. I have adapted this recipe from Cooks.com for Shrimp and Okra Gumbo .

Now for anyone that says they don't like okra...you can't even tell it's there.

4 tbsp. canola oil
4 tbsp. flour
2 lb frozen chopped okra
1 large onion chopped ( I used sweet)
2 cans (large) plum tomatoes chopped or whatever's in the pantry
1 can tomato sauce (medium)
1 bell pepper chopped fine
2 stalks of celery, chopped
1/4 c. parsley (or tablespoon of dried)
1/4 tsp. thyme
1 tbsp. basil
1/2 tsp. Worchestershire sauce
2 lb peeled shrimp
2 quarts water
salt and pepper
Optional: 1 package Andouille sausage
Misc Cajun spices to taste, file powder and hot sauce

Make a good dark roux in a heavy pot with hot oil and flour. Add water slowly then okra. Add all vegetables and seasonings. Black or red peper or Tabasco may be used depending on your preference.

Cook for 30 minutes to an hour. Then add shrimp but do not overcook. Gumbo should have a thick consistency, somewhere between a soup and gravy. Serve with cooked white rice in a bowl and sprinkle with file powder.

Enjoy and Go Saints......