Don’t Be Dumb-O – Make This Gumbo!
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I like to serve this with white rice, but my husband actually prefers this without a side dish – kind of like a soup or a stew.
If you can get your hands on some fresh shrimp and crab meat, you’re in for such an explosion of flavor that you won’t soon forget it! This is one of my favorite seafood recipes on the planet. You could tweak the recipe by adding or omitting some of the veggies, and adjusting the amount of seasonings to your taste.
Ingredients
½ cup vegetable oil
½ cup Gold Medal flour
1 medium onion, diced
1 green pepper, diced
5-6 cloves garlic, minced
peas, optional
1 pound okra (fresh or frozen), cut into ½-inch pieces
1 16-ounce can tomato sauce
1 16-ounce can diced tomatoes
1½ teaspoons dried thyme
1½ quarts seafood or chicken stock
⅓ cup Worcestershire sauce
2 bay leaves
1½ teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 pound raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 pound cooked lump crab meat
1 tablespoon file powder
Instructions:
Heat the oil in a large dutch oven over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the flour – it will sizzle and spatter a bit – and whisk until smooth. Lower the heat to medium and continue stirring for about 15 minutes, until the roux is the color of milk chocolate.
Add the onion to the pot and continue stirring until the mixture is the color of dark chocolate.
Add the pepper, garlic and okra (if using fresh). Cook for about 3 minutes, then add the tomatoes and tomato sauce.
Cook for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the stock, thyme, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. (If using frozen okra, add it now and allow to thicken slightly before continuing.)
Add the uncooked shrimp, and simmer for about 10-12 minutes, just until the shrimp is mostly cooked. Add the crab and continue simmering until the shrimp is completely cooked and the crab is heated through.
Remove from heat and add the file (do not add while the gumbo is still simmering, or else it can become stringy).
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Quick tip: Remove bay leaves before serving.