Seafood Gumbo
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Ingredients for Seafood Gumbo:
1 C Canola Oil
1 C Flour
1 ½ C diced yellow onion
1 C green bell pepper, chopped
1 C red bell pepper, chopped
1 C celery, chopped
3 tbsp minced garlic
1 – 8 oz bag of frozen okra
5 C of water
1 – 5 oz packet of Louisiana Base Gumbo
2 tbsp file powder
2 bay leaves
2 tsp cajun seasoning
1 – 8 oz container of crab meat, drained
3 tsp worcestershire sauce
2 tsp kosher salt
1 ½ tsp cayenne pepper
1 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
16 oz mussels
1 – 8 oz package of crawfish tails
Cooked white rice
How To Make Seafood Gumbo:
Step 1. Using a large stockpot, heat oil over medium to high heat for about 3 minutes
Step 2. Whisk in the flour to form a roux. Stir often for about 15-20 minutes or until the roux is a light brown color
Step 3. Add in the onion, green and red bell pepper, celery, garlic and the frozen okra. Cook for about 5 minutes
Step 4. Add in the water, gumbo base, file, bay leaves, cajun seasoning, crab meat, worcestershire sauce, kosher salt, and cayenne
Step 5. Bring the mixture to a boil and then allow it to simmer for 60 minutes
Step 6. Mix in the shrimp, mussels, and crawfish tails and allow to simmer for 10-15 minutes or until the seafood has cooked
Step 7. Serve over white rice and enjoy!
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Seafood Gumbo
Ingredients
- 1 C Canola Oil
- 1 C Flour
- 1 ½ C diced yellow onion
- 1 C green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 C red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 C celery, chopped
- 3 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 - 8 oz bag of frozen okra
- 5 C of water
- 1 - 5 oz packet of Louisiana Base Gumbo
- 2 tbsp file powder
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tsp cajun seasoning
- 1 - 8 oz container of crab meat, drained
- 3 tsp worcestershire sauce
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 ½ tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 16 oz mussels
- 1 - 8 oz package of crawfish tails
- Cooked white rice
Instructions
- Using a large stockpot, heat oil over medium to high heat for about 3 minutes
- Whisk in the flour to form a roux. Stir often for about 15-20 minutes or until the roux is a light brown color
- Add in the onion, green and red bell pepper, celery, garlic and the frozen okra. Cook for about 5 minutes
- Add in the water, gumbo base, file, bay leaves, cajun seasoning, crab meat, worcestershire sauce, kosher salt, and cayenne
- Bring the mixture to a boil and then allow it to simmer for 60 minutes
- Mix in the shrimp, mussels, and crawfish tails and allow to simmer for 10-15 minutes or until the seafood has cooked
- Serve over white rice and enjoy!
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