Title: Seafood gumbo from the new basic's cookbook
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      Yield: 1 Servings
 
      8 oz Cajun sausage or kielbasa,
           -cut in 1 inch slices
    1/3 c  Olive oil
      1 lb Okra, stems removed
           -(frozen and thawed okay)
      2 c  Diced onions
      1 c  Coarsely chopped green
      1 c  Red bell pepper
      4    Cloves garlic, minced
      5 c  Chicken stock
      3 c  Canned whole plum tomatoes,
           -drained, slightly crushed
      1 ts Ground cumin
    1/2 ts Cayenne pepper
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Freshly ground pepper
      1    Bay leaf
      1 lb Large shrimp, peeled and
           -divided
     12 oz Sea scallops
     12 oz Cooked lobster meat
      8 oz Crabmeat
      2 tb Fresh parsley, chopped
 
  1. In large dutch oven, saute sausage until brown (approx. 15
  minutes). Remove from pot and set aside.
  
  2.  Add 1/2 of oil to pot.  Add okra and cook over medium heat until
  slightly soft (approx. 15 minutes). Add remaining oil and onions, bell
  peppers, and garlic. Stir and cook 10 minutes.
  
  3.  Add chicken stock, tomatoes, cumin, cayenne, salt & pepper, and
  bay leaf.  Simmer 30 minutes.
  
  4.  Add cooked sausage, shrimp, and scallops.  Simmer 5 minutes. Add
  lobster, crabmeat, and parsley, adjust seasonings, and heat through
  (2-3 min.)
  
  Enjoy!