Post by April B. on Apr 13, 2004 9:42:53 GMT -6
SPICY SEAFOOD GUMBO
INGREDIENTS
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup flour
4 medium onions, chopped
8 stalks celery, chopped
3 cloves Garlic, minced
4 15 oz cans chicken broth
2 28 oz cans chopped tomatoes
2 10 oz pkgs frozen okra, sliced, thawed
1 pound crab claws
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon hot sauce
5 bay leaves
1/2 cup fresh parsley, minced
2 teaspoons dried whole thyme
2 teaspoons dried whole basil
2 teaspoons dried whole oregano
2 teaspoons sage
1 teaspoon pepper
2 pounds shrimp, medium size, unpeeled
1 quart oysters, undrained
1 pound crab meat
1 pound fish fillets, cut in 1" cube
hot cooked rice
file powder, optional
DIRECTIONS
Combine oil and flour in a cast iron skillet; cook over med. heat
20 minutes, stirring constantly, until roux is brown, but NOT black.
Stir in onion, celery, and garlic; cook 10 minutes, stirring
often.
Transfer mixture to a Dutch oven. Add chicken broth, tomatoes,
okra, crab claws, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, bay leaves, parsley,
thyme, basil, oregano, sage, and pepper; simmer 2 hours, stirring
occasionally.
Peel and devein shrimp. Add shrimp, oysters, crab meat, and fish
to dutch oven; simmer 10 to 15 minutes. Remove and discard bay
leaves.
Serve gumbo over hot rice and, if desired, sprinkle with file.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup flour
4 medium onions, chopped
8 stalks celery, chopped
3 cloves Garlic, minced
4 15 oz cans chicken broth
2 28 oz cans chopped tomatoes
2 10 oz pkgs frozen okra, sliced, thawed
1 pound crab claws
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon hot sauce
5 bay leaves
1/2 cup fresh parsley, minced
2 teaspoons dried whole thyme
2 teaspoons dried whole basil
2 teaspoons dried whole oregano
2 teaspoons sage
1 teaspoon pepper
2 pounds shrimp, medium size, unpeeled
1 quart oysters, undrained
1 pound crab meat
1 pound fish fillets, cut in 1" cube
hot cooked rice
file powder, optional
DIRECTIONS
Combine oil and flour in a cast iron skillet; cook over med. heat
20 minutes, stirring constantly, until roux is brown, but NOT black.
Stir in onion, celery, and garlic; cook 10 minutes, stirring
often.
Transfer mixture to a Dutch oven. Add chicken broth, tomatoes,
okra, crab claws, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, bay leaves, parsley,
thyme, basil, oregano, sage, and pepper; simmer 2 hours, stirring
occasionally.
Peel and devein shrimp. Add shrimp, oysters, crab meat, and fish
to dutch oven; simmer 10 to 15 minutes. Remove and discard bay
leaves.
Serve gumbo over hot rice and, if desired, sprinkle with file.
