Creole Gumbo Recipe - Southern.Food.com

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 3 teaspoons butter or 3 teaspoons margarine
• 3 teaspoons all-purpose flour
• 1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes, cut up
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon dried, crushed oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon bottled hot pepper sauce
• 2 cups fresh okra or 2 cups frozen okra
• 2 (4 1/2 ounce) cans shrimp, drained
• 1 (7 ounce) can crabmeat, drained,flaked and cartilage removed
• hot, cooked rice