Seafood gumbo

Seafood gumbo

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Ingredients/Components

  • salt - 2 Tbsp
  • water - 2 qt
  • shortening - 2 Tbsp
  • all-purpose flour - 1 c
  • Worcestershire sauce - 1/2 c
  • cloves garlic, minced - 2 item
  • catsup - 1/2 c
  • parsley, chopped - 1/2 c
  • green pepper, chopped - 1 item
  • stalks celery, chopped - 8 item
  • bay leaves - 2 item
  • can whole tomatoes - 1 oz
  • thyme - 1/4 tsp
  • chicken stock - 2 qt
  • rosemary - 1/4 tsp
  • bunch green onions, chopped - 1 item
  • bacon drippings - 1 c
  • Tabasco sauce to taste - 1 item
  • boiled shrimp - 3 5
  • cooked chicken, chopped - 2 c
  • large yellow onions, chopped - 3 item
  • okra, sliced - 1 lb
  • oysters optional - 1 pt
  • claw crabmeat - 1 lb
  • large slice smoked ham, chopped - 1 item

How to make seafood gumbo:

Heat bacon drippings over medium heat; add flour slowly and stir constantly until roux is a chocolate brown. This takes a long time. Add celery, onions, green pepper, garlic and parsley and cook 45 minutes to 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Fry okra in shortening until slightly browned. Add to first mixture and stir well for a few minutes. Add chicken stock, water, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, catsup, tomatoes with juice, salt, ham, bay leaves, thyme and rosemary. Simmer 2 1/2 hours. Add chicken, crabmeat and shrimp and simmer 30 minutes more. Add brown sugar and lemon juice. Serve in bowls over hot rice. Serves 20.

Recipe categories: One Dish meal, Gumbo, Stew.

Rating:
Seafood gumbo
4.3
Average rating: 4.3 of 5, total votes: 3
Cook. Time: PT2H55M
Total Time: PT2H55M


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