Name: Seafood Gumbo with Okra
Yield: Yield: 6 to 8 Servings.
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 2 cups finely chopped onions; ⅛ teaspoon grated nutmeg; 4 sprigs fresh thyme, or ½ teaspoon dried; Freshly ground pepper to taste; ½ pound cooked crabmeat, or 1 package (6 ounces) frozen and defrosted crabmeat, optional; ½ to 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; Salt to taste, if desired; ⅓ cup plus 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, bacon fat, or lard; ⅓ cup flour; 1 pound raw shrimp in the shell; 4 cups Fish Stock; 16 whole allspice; 6 whole cloves; ⅓ cup dry white wine or dry vermouth; 1 or 2 dried hot red peppers, or ½ teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes; ¾ pound fresh okra, trimmed and cut into ½-inch pieces, or 1 package (10 ounces) frozen cut okra; 1 cup chopped sweet green peppers; 1/2 cup chopped scallion(s); ¼ cup chopped long hot or mild green chilies, optional; 1 cup chopped celery; Juice of ½ lemon; 1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic; 1 cup oysters with their liquor; 1 cup canned Italian peeled tomatoes; 1 bay leaf