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Hey Look Its Gumbo Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Zoetheunicorn / All my dishes 7 months ago Im not gonna pretend i know what a REAL gumbo is or anything, but i think this'd be preeeetty close to it. From what i gather, gumbo is more of a METHOD than an actual recipe, and you just make do with what you like and what you got. Prep:25m Cook:120m Servings:2	Zoetheunico
	new orleans gumbo improv hearty

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Ingredients

1 Tbsp olive iol

1 Tbsp plain flour

1 onion, chopped

2 sticks celery, chopped

1 green capsicum, chopped

1-2 cloves garlic, crushed

herbs such as thyme, paprika, sage basil, oregano.

1 can whole tomatoes

2 tsp stock powder (chicken or vegetable..or bacon/ham...)

1-2 tsp hot sauce

1 cup sliced okra

1 smokey sausage (i used chorizo, if you wanna be proper, use andoilie or whatever it is)

2 handfuls or so of uncooked, tail-on shrimp...or PRAWNS as we call them

Directions

In a Dutch oven, heat the oil. Add the plain flour and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes or so till it’s a niiice chocolate colour. This is the ROUX.

Throw in the chopped onion, celery, green capsicum and garlic. Cook till soft. Now is probably a good time to start adding the herbs and spices, put in whatever appeals to you. Use your nose.

Throw in the can of tomatoes, break them up with you spoon and stock powder and hot sauce. Let this cook for a bit. (Its awesome because you can leave it and come back and finish it off later.)

While its doing its thing in the pot there, place the okra on a baking tray, spray with oil and cook in the oven for … I dunno..15 minutes? At 180°C. (thats like 350F)

Meanwhile, you can cut up your sausage into chunks and cook in a frypan for 5 minutes or so, then drain on paper towel and throw in the pot with the tomatoes and other goodies. (you can just throw it straight in if youre not fussed about fat)

If its starting to look a bit thick now, add in a cup or so of water. Add in the roasted okra and more water if you think its needed, cover and let it cook for alteast an hour, stirring occasionally.

Add thef raw prawns (these are supposed to be the last things to go in) and cook for at least another 10 minutes.

Serve over hot rice

Makes 2-3 serves, adjust to suit demand.

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Comments

lacrenshaw 7 months ago said:
Nice one, zoe! You got my five.
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momo_55grandma 7 months ago said:
Love this will have to subsitute shrimp with beef I gues cnt eat fish or shrimp.

donman 7 months ago said:
What's in a name? I really like it. High 5 :)

mark555 7 months ago said:
Works for me! Shrimp and sausage stew by any other name.

fishtrippin 7 months ago said:
Looks like gumbo to me, course I'm from the north central plains. Could sub chicken for the shrimp if you have seafood allergies. ^5

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