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This delightful Seafood Gumbo is full of shrimp and crab and it has a nice spicy kick. Gumbo is a true melting pot dish. Originating in Louisiana it combines the cuisines and ingredients of several cultures including West African, French, German, and Choctaw. " It's a jumbo seafood gumbo. ". - Wilson. " Ew, what IS this? ". - Willow. " This will make very strong Wolfgang! ". - Wolfgang. " A sea once teeming with life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have ultimate seafood gumbo using 23 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Ultimate Seafood Gumbo:
- Get 1 ham hock
- Make ready 2 quart water
- Prepare 1/4 cup butter
- Make ready 1 1/2 cup fresh or frozen okra, chopped
- Prepare 2 bell peppers, chopped
- Make ready 2 large onions, chopped
- Prepare 3 tbsp parsley flakes
- Prepare 2 stalks celery, chopped
- Make ready 6 cloves garlic, smashed, left whole
- Get 1 big can whole tomatoes
- Prepare 2 bay leaves
- Prepare 1 tsp salt, to taste
- Take 1/2 tsp pepper, to taste
- Make ready 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper, to taste
- Take 1/2 tsp ground mace
- Make ready 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- Prepare 1/2 tsp ground allspice
- Make ready 1 tsp gumbo file
- Make ready 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- Get 2 lb peeled, raw shrimp
- Prepare 1 lb crab meat
- Get 13 1/2 oz andouille sausage
- Prepare 2 cup cooked rice
Seafood gumbo gets a little bit fancier at Mr. B's with gulf shrimp, crabmeat, oysters and okra. This is a great seafood stew "gumbo". This would be great with mussels and some pieces of cod too.
Instructions to make Ultimate Seafood Gumbo:
- Place the ham hock and water in a stock pot and simmer for 1 hour. Remove the ham hock to cool, reserving the liquid.
- In a large skillet, heat the butter over medium heat.
- Cook the okra until the gooey strings no longer appear as you stir. Add the bell pepper, onion, parsley, celery, and garlic and cook for 30 minutes. Remove the garlic and discard. Add the tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes.
- Remove the meat from the ham hock and add it to the stock pot. Place the veggies and bay leaves in the pot and cook on medium-low to medium for 3hrs.
- Add the seasonings and Worcestershire sauce and stir. Add the shrimp and sausage 30 minutes before serving. Add the crab meat 10 minutes before serving.
- Taste. Add hot sauce if desired. Serve with rice. If u like it thicker, add a little corn starch to the to a scoop of the stock, mix it, and return to the pot.
Worcestershire sauce and tomato paste are often used in gumbo and jambalaya. Seafood Gumbo, with shrimp, crab, chicken Andouille sausage, and okra is an authentic spicy Cajun meal served over rice or grits. This recipe is not super easy as it takes time to cook to properly. Watch how to make this recipe. This seafood gumbo is made with a variety of shellfish along with a classic roux, herbs, okra, and vegetables.
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