Jason's gumbo
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1 pound beef in ½ inch cubes (any roast or stew beef will do) |
1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce |
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2 ripe sweet peppers, chopped (ripe means not green!) optional |
2 tsp Tabasco sauce |
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1 Serrano pepper, seeded and diced |
1 pint okra, sliced crossways into bite size pieces |
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1 medium onion, chopped |
1 can California black olives |
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4 tomatoes, chopped |
1 ½ tsp gumbo file (omit if prohibited by law) |
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4 cloves garlic, minced |
1 pound shrimp, peeled (optional) |
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1 ½ cups tomato sauce |
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Combine first nine ingredients in a large heavy bottomed pot or a dutch oven and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for 50 minutes. Add okra, olives, filé and shrimp and cook for another 5 minutes. Serve hot with Bloody Marys and Hurrican Drops (omit if prohibited by law)
