Subj : Re: Spicy Tomato Soup
To : Dale Shipp
From : Dave Drum
Date : Wed Feb 22 2023 06:09:00
-=> Dale Shipp wrote to Dave Drum <=-
DD> Here's *my* grannie's recpe which is better with the fresh 'maters
DD> than the canned. But both are good.
DS> We have found that Hunt's canned tomatoes (crushed or chopped) are
DS> better than most store bought tomatoes. Our exception to that is the
DS> Campari tomatoes that we have been touting for years. Thanks to your
DS> post, I did order that packet of seeds. The S&H costs were about the
DS> same as the price of the seed packet itself -- but if they grow and
DS> taste the same as what we can buy, We'll be happy.
Hunt's is OK. But fr my $$$ Red Gold is simply the best tomato products I
have found. They are a family-owned midwestern (Elwood, Indiana) operation
so they may not have made it to Maryland (yet). They source their 'maters
from other family farmers. I've found everything I've had of theirs to
be of superior quality. When Huy Fong was looking for a partner for the
sriracha ketchup to compete with Heinz Tabasco ketchup they chose Red
Gold ... good stuff, Maynard.
Enuff evangelising. You can read their story here:
https://www.redgoldtomatoes.com/about-us
So, where are you going to grow your tomatoes? Does your geezer center
have a community garden? Just curious.
Gonna make this for a Friday night Lenten supper at my friend's house:
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Title: Shrimp Gumbo
Categories: Cajun, Seafood, Vegetables, Chilies, Herbs
Yield: 6 Servings
1 md Onion; diced 1/4"
3 Ribs celery; sliced 1/4"
4 tb Oil
4 cl Garlic; minced
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1 ts Garlic granules
1 lg Bell pepper; cored, 1/4"
- dice
28 oz (2 cans) Red Gold diced
- tomatoes w/chilies
16 oz (2 cans) Red Gold tomato
- sauce
1 ts Sugar; highly optional
1 Turkish bay leaf
1 ts Dried thyme; crushed
1/2 ts Salt
1 tb Parsley flakes
1 ts Trappey's Red Devil sauce
2 lb Medium shrimp; tails-off
1 tb File' powder
Hot cooked rice
Dice onion and green pepper, slice celery. Keep each
separate. Heat oil in 5 quart pan over medium heat. Add
garlic and saute for 1 minute. Add onion and saute for 2
minutes. Add celery and green pepper and saute for 3
minutes longer. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, salt, bay
leaf, sugar (if using), thyme, parsley and hot pepper
sauce. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Add shrimp
and cook for 4-5 minutes longer, stirring gently. Stir in
file' powder and simmer two minutes more.
Serve over hot cooked rice. Pass ground cayenne and
additional hot sauce.
Makes one pot of pretty good gumbo.
Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
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