Seafood Gumbo

SEAFOOD GUMBO

Every wonderful Southern Seafood Restaurant serves Gumbo!

Serves 12

Ingredients:

4 lbs shrimp tails, peeled
10 live crabs
4 dozen oysters with liquid
½ cup oil
4 tbsp flour
3 cups onion, chopped
6 cloves garlic, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
6 strips crisp bacon
Bacon grease
10 cups fresh okra, sliced
2 bay leaves
1 tsp thyme
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp Cayenne pepper
1 tsp Black pepper
4 tbsp salt
5 quarts stock (this can be any water in which shrimp or crabs were boiled, beef stock or chicken stock. If none is available, use 2 cans beef stock and 4 quarts of water).
6 large creole tomatoes, peeled and chopped
½ cup flat parsley, chopped
1 cup green onions, chopped

Directions:

In a skillet, heat the oil. Add flour and make a medium brown (peanut butter color) roux.

Add onion, garlic, celery and bell pepper. Cook until well mixed.

In a large gumbo pot, fry the bacon until crisp. Add sliced okra and cook over medium heat until okra loses its gumminess. Be sure to stir to avoid sticking. Approximately 10-15 min.

Add all seasonings (except parsley and green onions), 4 quarts of stock and tomatoes. Mix and cook 45 minutes. Turn off heat.

Boil water and dip crabs into boiling water; just long enough to kill. Remove top shell and discard. Clean crab to your liking and break the bodies in halves. Remove the claws and reserve. (If you like, buy pre-boiled crabs from a market).

Bring your gumbo pot to heat just below boiling and put in crabs, shrimp, oysters, parsley and green onions. Cook until tender, about 15 minutes.




Enjoy!

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