Gumbo

Name: Gumbo
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Creole, Cajun
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon black pepper; 907 grams chicken broth; 8 servings Hot cooked rice; 1 teaspoon file powder; 59 milliliters all-purpose flour; 8 servings French bread; 3 garlic cloves, diced; 1 medium size green bell pepper, chopped; 4 green onions, chopped; 1 teaspoons ground red pepper; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 teaspoon salt; 907 grams unpeeled, large fresh shrimp; 59 milliliters vegetable oil

Need a dairy free main course? Gumbo could be a super recipe to try. One serving contains 311 calories, 27g of protein, and 9g of fat. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is typical of Creole cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. A mixture of green onions, onion, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the french bread you could follow this main course with the French Bread Pudding as a dessert.

Instructions

Peel shrimp, and devein, if desired; set aside.

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Shrimp

Cook oil and flour in a Dutch oven over medium heat, whisking roux constantly until it is a dark caramel color (about 12 minutes).

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Caramel Color

All Purpose Flour

Cooking Oil

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Whisk

Dutch Oven

Reduce heat to low; add onion and bell pepper, and saute 5 minutes or until tender.

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Bell Pepper

Onion

Add broth gradually, stirring until blended. Stir in garlic and next 3 ingredients; cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes.

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Garlic

Broth

Add shrimp and green onions; cook, covered, 10 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink.

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Green Onions

Shrimp

Remove from heat, and stir in file powder.

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File Powder

Let stand 10 minutes before serving; serve over rice with French bread.

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French Bread

Rice

Prep: 30 min., Cook: 1 hr., Stand: 10 min.

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Whisk

Dutch Oven

Ingredients

Servings:

1teaspoon

black pepper 907grams

chicken broth 8servings

Hot cooked rice 1teaspoon

file powder 59milliliters

all-purpose flour 8servings

French bread 3

garlic cloves, diced 1medium size

green bell pepper, chopped 4

green onions, chopped 1teaspoons

ground red pepper 1medium

onion, chopped 1teaspoon

salt 907grams

unpeeled, large fresh shrimp 59milliliters

vegetable oil

Recommended wine: Albarino, Rose Wine, Sauvignon Blanc

Cajun works really well 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. The Don Olegario Albarino with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 19 dollars per bottle.