Use this easy seafood gumbo recipe if you’ve never made gumbo before, or, if you have and want to bring it back to the basics. This seafood gumbo recipe is packed with flavor.
Ingredients
1CCanola Oil
1CFlour
1 ½Cdiced yellow onion
1Cgreen bell pepper, chopped
1Cred bell pepper, chopped
1Ccelery, chopped
3tbspminced garlic
1 - 8ozbag of frozen okra
5Cof water
1 - 5ozpacket of Louisiana Base Gumbo
2tbspfile powder
2bay leaves
2tspcajun seasoning
1 - 8ozcontainer of crab meat, drained
3tspworcestershire sauce
2tspkosher salt
1 ½tspcayenne pepper
1lbmedium shrimp, peeled and deveined
16ozmussels
1 - 8ozpackage 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