How Do You Make Mothers Seafood Gumbo Supreme?
Most everyone feels that their Mother is a good cook. My Mother was indeed a gourmet cook, but not instructed in any culinary school. Using the simplest ingredients from Nature’s bounty along with a few store-bought items she produced the finest meals, even in the leanest of times. Among my treasured, hand written recipes from my Mother is one she called Seafood Gumbo Supreme. It is really quite simple to make, lends itself to adjustments for personal preference, feeds a crowd and freezes beautifully. Head on out to your local seafood market (or the sea, if you are so fortunate) and enjoy! In a large, heavy sauce pan sauté two cups onions, two cups celery, and one cup bell pepper in butter (one stick) until tender. Remove vegetables to a glass dish, temporarily. In the same pan make a roux (heavy gravy, familiar in Cajun recipes). Do this by heating one cup shortening until very hot (sizzling); then add one cup flour and stir continually until very brown. Add water, beginning with one
