Crab Gumbo

Ingredients

1. 1/2 pound of veal [or chicken]
2. 12-15 crabs
3. spoonful [tablespoon] of butter
4. small pieces of fried ham
5. salt and pepper
6. dried rice

Directions

1. Take the 1/2 pound of veal [or chicken] and cut it into small pieces.
2. Brown them well, and then let them simmer for an hour and a half.
3. Gather 12-15 crabs, keeping the flesh only, and let them warm up in a separate saucepan with a tablespoon of butter for a few minutes.
4. Add the crabs to the pot, over the veal [do not mix].
5. Add a few pieces of fried ham.
6. Season with salt and pepper.
7. Before mixing together, remove the large pieces of veal, so that the crabs may predominate [should be a thick consistency].
8. Serve hot and with dry rice in a separate dish.

— Josephine Nicaud.

Source — Cooking in Old Creole Days.
Prepared by Victoria Reier
Louisiana Anthology
July 11, 2017