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Baked Vegetable Gumbo Creole recipe

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Ingredients :

• 1 lb fresh okra, sliced diagonally
• 2 packets frozen sliced okra (10 oz)
• boiling salted water
• 1 rib celery, diagonally sliced
• 2 bell peppers, in strips
• 2 packets frozen lima beans (10 oz)
• 8 ears fresh corn kernels
• 2 packets frozen corn, thawed (10 oz)
• butter or margarine
• bread crumbs
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 4 ripe tomatoes, sliced
• 2 serrano chilies, thinly sliced
• 1 tspn chopped fresh basil
• ½ tspn dried basil, crumbled
• salt, to taste
• black pepper, to taste
• ½ cup shredded Monterey jack

Preparation and Cooking Instructions :

1. Cook fresh okra briefly in boiling salted water then drain.
2. Blanch celery in boiling salted water. Add bell peppers and lima beans and cook until just tender. During last 30 seconds, add corn (do not overcook), then drain vegetables.
3. Butter a large baking dish and sprinkle with bread crumbs. Add a layer of corn-bean mixture and okra.
4. Combine onion, tomatoes and basil; spoon layer of onion-tomato mixture over bottom layer in dish.
5. Sprinkle with chilies and season with salt and pepper. Dot with butter and sprinkle with bread crumbs.
6. Repeat layering until casserole is filled.
7. Top with a layer of okra that has been dipped in crumbs and lightly sautéed in butter; sprinkle evenly with shredded cheese if desired.
8. Bake uncovered in preheated 300°F oven for 1 hour.

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