Seafood Gumbo
From shandy 14 years agoIngredients
- 2/3 cup oil or bacon drippings (I use 1/2 cup bacon drippings and the rest vegetable oil) shopping list
- 1 cup flour shopping list
- 3 large onions, chopped shopping list
- 3 ribs celery, chopped shopping list
- 6 cloves garlic, minced shopping list
- 2 quarts water shopping list
- 3 bay leaves shopping list
- Tabasco, Emeril's hot pepper sauce, or habanero hot sauce to taste shopping list
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste shopping list
- worcestershire sauce to taste, I use several Tablespoons shopping list
- 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce shopping list
- (6) pre-cooked dungeness crabs, cleaned and shucked, keeping the crab claws to be added to gumbo shopping list
- 1 bunch green onions, chopped (I omit this ingredient sometimes) shopping list
- 1/3 cup chopped parsley shopping list
- 3 pounds raw prawns, medium size and cut in-half or a smaller size left whole (peeled and deveined) shopping list
- 1 pound small scallops shopping list
- 1 pound firm, boneless fish fillet (I use cod or halibut), cubed into bite-size pieces shopping list
- **clams and mussels (in shells) can be tossed in but if the gumbo gets reheated, both of these will toughen in texture shopping list
How to make it
- In skillet, make roux using oil (bacon grease) and flour. Cook until it is chocolate brown color. Add chopped vegetables and stir until wilted. Transfer to large gumbo pot (I use a large Dutch oven or stock pot). Add water and bring to a boil. Add seasonings and tomato sauce. Boil approximately 1 hour. Add prawns, scallops, green onion and parsley, continue boiling for about 15 minutes. Just before serving, add crab meat and crab claws.
- Serve over hot, fluffy rice in bowls. This recipe is a great background for omitting seafood and adding chicken, turkey, duck, or any type of meat. Serves about 10 people.
The Rating
Reviewed by 5 people-
Great post - only difference with mine, being from Louisiana, is the addition of Okra.
valinkenmore in Malott loved it -
Shandy your a gal after my own heart on food!!! saving this one... I love gumbo!! i'm 1/2 louisiana french acadian and 1/2 greek. what a combo right??? I just cannot figure out if i want this now or the philly cheese sammies?? okay a bit of both.. I'...more
midwestguy in Chicago loved it -
So what type of wine do I need to bring for dinner? RW
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