Fancy Florida Seafood Gumbo: Marketing Florida Agriculture

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Ingredients
12 ounces	oysters, drained
8 ounces	blue crab claw meat
1/2 cup	chopped onion
1/2 cup	chopped celery
1	garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon	butter
1 teaspoon	anise seeds
1 teaspoon	salt
1/2 teaspoon	sugar
1 teaspoon	crushed red peppers
1	10-ounce package frozen okra
2	20-ounce cans diced tomatoes

Preparation
Remove remaining shell or cartilage from oysters and crab and set aside. Cook onion, celery and garlic in butter until tender. Add anise, salt, sugar, peppers, okra and tomatoes. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Add oysters and simmer an additional 15 minutes. Add crab and heat thoroughly. Serve over rice. Yield 8-10 servings

Fancy Florida Seafood Gumbo