Seafood Gumbo

Name: Seafood Gumbo
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 15
Cuisine: Creole, Cajun
Ingredients: 1 blue crab; 454 grams crabmeat; 59 milliliters Creole seasoning (preferably Tony Chacheres); 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 green bell peppers, finely chopped; 1 lobster tail; 473 milliliters finely chopped onion; 1 bunches parsley, finely chopped; 1 bunch scallions, finely chopped; 2 kilograms shrimp, peeled and deveined; 237 milliliters vegetable oil

The recipe Seafood Gumbo is ready in around 5 hours and is definitely an excellent dairy free and pescatarian option for lovers of Creole food. One serving contains 205 calories, 32g of protein, and 3g of fat. For $3.47 per serving, you get If you have crab, scallions, bell peppers, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Combine the flour and vegetable oil in a wide Dutch oven over medium-low heat and cook, whisking constantly, until dark brown, about 45 minutes.

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Vegetable Oil

All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

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Remove from the heat and set aside.

Bring 10 quarts water to a boil in an extra-large, wide pot. Stir in the onion, bell peppers and roux and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are very soft, about 45 minutes.

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Bell Pepper

Vegetable

Onion

Water

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Pot

Add the blue crab and lobster tail and boil until cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes.

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Lobster Tails

Crab

Remove the lobster tail and crab; discard the crab.

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Lobster Tails

Crab

Let the lobster cool slightly, then remove the meat from the shell and cut into small chunks; refrigerate until ready to use.

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Lobster

Meat

Add the Creole seasoning to the pot and bring to a boil; cook until the liquid reduces by one-quarter, about 1 hour, 30 minutes.

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Creole Seasoning

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Pot

Add the shrimp and cook over medium heat until firm, about 20 minutes.

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Shrimp

Add the crabmeat and reserved lobster meat and cook 10 minutes. Stir in the scallions and parsley and remove from the heat. Cover and let stand 30 minutes.

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Lobster Meat

Green Onions

Crabmeat

Parsley

Serve over rice.

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Rice

Photograph by Yunhee Kim

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Servings:

blue crab 454grams

crabmeat 59milliliters

Creole seasoning (preferably Tony Chachere's)237milliliters

all-purpose flour 2

green bell peppers, finely chopped 1

lobster tail 473milliliters

finely chopped onion 1bunches

parsley, finely chopped 1bunch

scallions, finely chopped 2kilograms

shrimp, peeled and deveined 237milliliters

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 Cadre Ode to Pearls Sparkling Albarino with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 36 dollars per bottle.