Florida Lobster & Shrimp Gumbo

Broiled Lobster Tails

Ingredients:
4 Florida lobster tails
1/2 lb. butter
1 tbsp. chopped parsley
2 garlic cloves, smashed and chopped
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1/4 tsp. Tabasco
2 tbsp. bread crumbs
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare lobster–thaw, split down back, NOT all the way through so can be butterflied.
Place butter, parsley, and rest in bowl. Blend.
Spread mixture over tails.
Cook 6-8 minutes in oven depending on size (large tails may take 15-20 minutes).
Serve with rice.
Serves 4.

Shrimp Gumbo

3 to 5 lb. shrimp

1 lb. okra

1 lg. or 2 sm. onions

2 fresh tomatoes

1 heaping tbsp. shortening

1 pod green pepper

Salt to taste

Remove heads of shrimp. Wash thoroughly, then boil about 10 minutes. Chop okra fine. Mince onion. Fry okra, onion and pepper slightly. Add chopped up tomatoes. Fry a few minutes then add two quarts of boiling water in which the shrimp have been cooked. Peel shrimp and add to mixture. Boil for about two hours on a slow fire. Serve with steamed rice.