Recipe

Seafood Gumbo Recipe

	Lgoodies / All my dishes 1 year, 10 months ago This is perfect comfort food Prep:30m Cook:30m Servings:8	Lgoodies
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Ingredients

1/2 cup flour

1/3 cup of oil

3 cups chopped onions

1 T chopped garlic

2 bunches chopped green onion tops

2 cups chopped celery

1 1/2 cups chopped bell peppers (red and yellow)

2- 14oz cans stewed tomatoes

1 large can tomato sauce

2 lbs. peeled shrimp

1 lb crab meat

6 cups sliced okra

1 lb "hot" smoked link sausage

2 T Creole seasoning, salt and pepper to taste

1/2 t gumbo file'

8-12 cups water (depending on desired consistency of gumbo)

Directions

Make a roux by mixing oil and flour over medium heat in skillet (stirring constantly) until it is a rich dark brown.

Cook on high 1 minute and then stir. Repeat this step, reducing cooking time as roux becomes light brown. Continue until mixture has turned a deep rich brown (don't burn). Saute' onions, celery, bell pepper and green onions with roux in large stock pot until vegetables are wilted (not browned). Place okra and sausage on a plate covered with paper towels to remove excess fat. Add shrimp, sausage, okra and garlic to cooked vegetables and saute' for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, Creole seasoning, file', salt and pepper and bring to a light bubble. Cook 8 minutes. Add crab meat and cook 5 minutes until shrimp is tender. Do not overcook seafood. Serve alone or over rice.

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