SEAFOOD GUMBO

Soup

Ingredients

  • From the poster: "...The crab boil is the key ingredient - do not omit it. NOTE: If you can't find Crab Boil at your grocery, see recipe below*.
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 3-4 tablespoons flour
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • 1 (1 lb) bag frozen chopped okra
  • 1 quart chicken broth
  • 1 (16 ounce) can whole tomatoes, w/liquid
  • 4-5 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2-3 tablespoons crab boil, tied in cheesecloth
  • salt & pepper
  • hot pepper sauce
  • 2 lbs raw shrimp, peeled
  • 1 lb crabmeat or 2 cans crabmeat
  • 1 pint oysters (OPTIONAL)
  • 1 lb firm white fish fillets (halibut, white fish, cod)
  • 1 tablespoon gumbo file powder
  • To make a roux, heat oil, add flour and cook over medium heat until VERY dark but not scorched, stirring constantly. If using butter, be very careful because it burns easily. Set aside.
  • In large dutch oven, saute onion, celery, and okra until limp.
  • Add roux, broth, tomatoes, garlic, bay leaves, crab boil packet, and salt and pepper.
  • Simmer for 2 hours.
  • 10 minutes before serving, add all raw fish and seafood and the file powder.
  • Simmer until done, but do not boil.
  • Serve over bowls of rice.
  • 6-8 servings
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  • *Crab Boil Spices
  • 1 cup
  • 1/4 cup pickling spices
  • 1/4 cup sea salt
  • 2 tablespoons mustard seeds
  • 2 tablespoons whole black peppercorns
  • 2 tablespoons hot red pepper flakes
  • 1 tablespoon celery seeds
  • 1 tablespoon dried chives, minced
  • 2 teaspoons ginger, ground
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 5 bay leaves
  • Add all of the ingredients to the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade. Pulsing, process until the mixture forms a coarse powder.
  • (For cooking shrimp, add 1/4 cup of the spices, along with 2 teaspoons salt, to a large saucepan of boiling water or half water and half beer.
  • For lobster or crab, use 1 part distilled white wine to 3 parts water.
  • Add the seafood and cook for 2 minutes, or until just cooked through.
  • Remove the seafood and serve or chill).
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Directions

See above.



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Submitted 10/25/05.
Source: Recipezaar
Submitted By: merstar unicorn

SEAFOOD GUMBO