Another southern dish tonight, this time gumbo. This recipe doesn't have the traditional okra, but that's what you get when an Asian guy from Ohio makes a Cajun dish.



1/4 cup flour
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 teaspoon thyme
1 bay leaf
3 Italian turkey sausages, casings removed
1 can diced tomatoes in juice (28 oz)
1 cup chicken broth
2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
1/2 lbs shrimp
3/4 lbs catfish fillets, cut into 10 pieces
salt & pepper

Brown flour in a sauce pan over medium low heat with a little olive oil, stirring often, and set aside. In a large heavy pot or skillet, saute onions and bell peppers in olive oil until tender, then add garlic, thyme and bay leaf and saute an additional minute. Add sausages with casings removed and brown, breaking apart the sausage meat. Add browned flour, chicken broth, tomatoes with juices, and Cajun seasoning. Bring to a boil and simmer covered on reduced heat for 20 minutes, stirring often. Add shrimp and catfish and simmer for 5 more minutes, or until catfish is cooked. Remove bay leaf, season with salt and pepper, and serve over long grain rice with tabasco sauce.



7/10: A spicy, but healthy low-fat dish. Not sure what would go well with it.