Emeril's Classic Seafood Gumbo

Name: Emeril's Classic Seafood Gumbo
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Cajun, Creole
Ingredients: 2 bay leaves; 340 grams bottle amber beer; 1 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 177 milliliters finely chopped celery; 1 Tbsp coarse salt; 12 servings Cooked white rice, for serving; 0 teaspoons dried thyme; 227 grams gumbo crabs or uncooked or frozen blue crabs, defrosted (about 2); 12 servings File powder, for garnish; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 59 milliliters chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 2 Tbsps finely chopped garlic; 177 milliliters finely chopped green bell peppers; 1 liters Shrimp Stock, or low-sodium store-bought chicken broth; 1 Tbsp Emerils Original Essence; 355 milliliters finely chopped onions; 118 milliliters chopped tender scallion tops; 454 grams shrimp, peeled and deveined; 473 milliliters shucked oysters with their liquor; 177 milliliters vegetable oil; 454 grams white fish fillets, such as catfish, grouper, snapper, or sole; 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

Emeril's Classic Seafood Gumbo

The recipe Emeril's Classic Seafood Gumbo could satisfy your Creole craving in around 45 minutes. This dairy free recipe serves 12. This main course has 397 calories, 25g of protein, and 16g of fat per serving. If you have bay leaves, rice, vegetable oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the vegetable oil you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Coffee Cake #SundaySupper as a dessert.

Instructions

Place an 8-quart stockpot over medium heat; add oil. When oil is hot, and add flour. Using a wooden spoon, stir oil and flour together to form a roux, and cook until it becomes the color of milk chocolate, 20 to 25 minutes.

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Milk Chocolate

All Purpose Flour

Cooking Oil

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Wooden Spoon

Pot

Add onions, bell peppers, and celery; stir until well combined, about 5 minutes.

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Bell Pepper

Celery

Onion

Add garlic, cook for 30 seconds.

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Garlic

Add beer and shrimp stock; season with thyme, bay leaves, crabs, Worcestershire, salt, and cayenne. Bring gumbo to a boil, and immediately reduce heat to a simmer.

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Worcestershire Sauce

Shrimp Stock

Bay Leaves

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Gumbo

Thyme

Beer

Salt

Let gumbo cook, simmering, about 1 hour, skimming surface occasionally.

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Gumbo

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Wooden Spoon

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Recommended wine: Albarino, Rose Wine, Sauvignon Blanc

Cajun on the menu? Try pairing with Albarino, rosé Wine, and Sauvignon Blanc. These low-tannin, lower alcohol wines will complement the heat in spicy cajun dishes, instead of making your mouth burn more. One wine you could try is Pazo de Galegos Albarino. It has 4.3 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 13 dollars.