Crab Gumbo

CRAB GUMBO
2 Tablespoons salad oil
2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 medium sized onion, diced
1 garlic clove, minced
1 28oz. can tomatoes
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon Worchestershire
1/2 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1 bay leaf
1 10oz. package frozen whole okra,
thawed and sliced
2 6oz. packages frozen Alaska Snow Crab
meat, thawed and drained
1 cup hot cooked rice
Serves 4

Heat salad oil in 4-qt saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and stir constantly until flour is dark brown, but not burned. Add onion and garlic; cook until tender, stirring occasionally. Gradually stir in tomatoes with their liquid. Stir in sugar, Worchestershire, salt, hot pepper sauce, and bay leaf. Break up tomatoes. Stir and heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 10 minutes to blend flavors.

Add okra; cook 5 minutes or until tender.
Add crab; stir gently and heat through. Discard bay leaf.

To serve, place a scoop of prepared rice in bowl. Pour gumbo over rice.