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Southern Crab Gumbo Supreme

• 1 whole chicken, cut up
• 1 pound shrimp
• 1 quart oysters
• 2 tablespoons okra, finely chopped
• 1 onion
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 pound sliced ham
• 1 pound crab meat
• 1 can tomatoes
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 green pepper
• salt and pepper

Boil chicken with bay leaf, salt and pepper and onion until tender. Remove, cut in large pieces and return to stock.

Cut ham in small pieces and fry with green pepper and garlic and add to stock.

Add tomatoes, okra, and raw shrimp.

When okra is tender, add crab meat and oysters. Let boil 5 minutes or until oysters are plump. Serve in soup plates on fluffy white cooked rice.

Serves 12.