Seafood Gumbo

Name: Seafood Gumbo
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Creole, Cajun
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf, crumbled; 1 bell pepper, diced; 1 teaspoons black pepper; 1 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 2 stalks celery, diced; 1 liters chicken broth; 473 milliliters clam juice; 2 liters rice, cooked; 454 grams crabmeat (I used claw crabmeat); 1 teaspoons dried basil; 1 teaspoons dried thyme; 411 grams canfire-roasted tomatoes; 3 garlic cloves, minced (I used 3); 4 green onions, chopped (garnish); 454 grams frozen crawfish tail meat, thawed; 237 milliliters okra, sliced (I used frozen okra); 1 onion, diced; 473 milliliters oysters, drained and cut into bite-size pieces; 1 Tbsp salt; 680 grams shrimp, peeled, shells reserved; 177 milliliters vegetable oil (I used safflower oil); 177 milliliters flour (I used whole wheat)

Seafood Gumbo is This recipe is typical of Creole cuisine.

Instructions

Heat oil in large skillet or pot over medium high heat. Stir in flour; cooking until smooth and darkened to the color of a penny). Stir in next 11 ingredients (thyme - garlic) and cook until vegetables are tender (about 20-30 minutes -- my okra was still frozen when I added it, so it probably took a bit longer to cook than if I used fresh or thawed okra).

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Vegetable

Garlic

All Purpose Flour

Thyme

Okra

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

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Remove from heat and let cook for at least 30 minutes -- I did this part way ahead so mine cooled for over an hour.In a large soup pot bring chicken broth, clam juice and reserved shrimp shells (don't forget the shells - they add lots of flavor) to a boil and then cook for 10 minutes or so.

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Chicken Broth

Clam Juice

Pasta Shells

Shrimp

Soup

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Remove shells and discard.Stir in vegetable mixture into broth and cook until thickened over medium heat.Stir in tomatoes, seafood (oysters - shrimp) and simmer 20-30 minutes -- but this can be kept warm over very low heat (I kept mine warm for over an hour and it was wonderful).

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Tomato

Oysters

Shrimp

Pasta Shells

Broth

Serve over rice and sprinkle with green onions, if desired.

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Green Onions

Rice

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Pot

Recommended wine: Albarino, Rose Wine, Sauvignon Blanc

Cajun can be paired 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 Neboan Albarino with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 15 dollars per bottle.