seafood gumbo
One of my earliest and favorite memories of food was my father's seafood gumbo. While in the service I was stationed in Louisiana and I have perfected this recipe over 30 years. My family and friends love this dish as I can modify it to be seafood free (chicken), pork free (chicken andouille sausage), and vegetarian.
prep time
1 Hr
cook time
2 Hr
method
Stove Top
yield
8 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 cup onions, chopped
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 1 cup chopped, red, green, and yellow peppers,
- 1 pound andouille sausage, fried whole and sliced
- 1 pound shrimp, peeled, deveined and cleaned or trader joes frozen seafood pak
- 1 cup ham, chopped
- 1 cup okra, fresh
- 1 can tomatos, chopped
- 1 pound crabmeat, fresh! choose your favorite type
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/2 cup grapeseed oil
- 8 cups clam juice
- 1/4 cup worchestire sauce
- 1/4 cup tobasco sauce (less if you don't like spice)
- 1 teaspoon old bay seasoning
- 1 teaspoon gumbo file
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
How To Make seafood gumbo
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Step 1In a large dutch oven over high heat make a roux with 1/2 cup of flour and grapeseed oil. stir until it is a dark brown this may take 10-15 minutes and you have to stay with the roux stirring constantly. -
Step 2once roux is browned add onions and allow water from onions to sizzle into roux.
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Step 3add worchestershire sauce and stir until bubbling
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Step 4add celery and peppers and stir.
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Step 5pour 6 cups clam juice into roux and bring to boil. allow to simmer uncovered for 15 minutes. Reserve remaining clam juice to add as necessary to thin stew or increase volume.
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Step 6Taste and add old bay seasoning, garlic powder and cajun seasoning simmer another 15 minutes and taste to see if additional seasoning is needed (clam juice provideds saltiness)
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Step 7add sausage, ham, and simmer another 30 minutes.
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Step 8Stir in tomatos (can use fire roasted or spicy tomatoes if you like) and okra. cook another 15 minutes. Taste to see if more tobasco sauce or worchestire sauce is needed.
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Step 9If flavor is good add all of seafood right at the end and cook additional 5 minutes. sprinkle with gumbo file and stir. Serve with wild rice or rice.
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