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Creole Gumbo (Italian Style)
Ingredients:
2 large eggplants
4 medium zucchini
1 can stewed tomatoes
4 cans tomato sauce
4 stalks celery
2 large onions
2 chickens or chicken pieces
1 kg. chicken gizzards
1-2 kgs. turkey necks
2 kgs. dried shrimp
500 grams wet (fresh) shrimp
Crabs (optional)
4 kgs. cut up okra or fresh (frozen) (canned)
4-5 bay leaves
Smoked sausage (hot or mild)
Wieners
Dash thyme, basil, oregano
Garlic powder
Parsley (shake a good amount)
Salt and pepper to taste
Preparation:
Use a very large heavy pot to cook in.
Cut up onions, celery, and turkey necks and the gizzards. Cook until almost tender. Add okra and cook for a few minutes. Add tomatoes and tomato sauces. Add chicken, zucchini and eggplant. Cook until tender. Add smoked sausage, wieners, shrimp and seasonings. Turn heat down. Cook until smoked sausage and wieners double in size.
Note: You may also use stew meat along with the other ingredients. Serve with rice. Potato salad may also be served.
Number of Servings: 20+