Ultimate Gulf Coast Gumbo
Ultimate Gulf Coast Gumbo is a dairy free recipe with 20 servings. This main course has 336 calories, 35g of protein, and 19g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Plenty of people really liked this Creole dish. A mixture of chicken, file powder, old bay seasoning tm, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious.
Instructions
Peel and devein the shrimp. Refrigerate shrimp meat.
Place the shrimp heads and shells in a large pot, and cover with 2 quarts of water. Cover, and simmer over medium low heat until liquid is reduced by half. Strain out the shrimp heads and shells.
Select a large stock pot capable of holding all the ingredients.
Add oil to the pot, and heat over medium high heat. Using a long handled spoon, stir in flour; cook and stir for several minutes until dark brown. At that point, the flour suddenly puffs and absorbs the oil. Slowly stir in chicken broth and an equal amount of water.
Place chicken in the pot.
Add onions, celery, bell pepper, tomatoes, garlic, bay leaves, red pepper flakes, Old Bay seasoning, and salt. Boil for about 1 1/2 hours, or until chicken meat is no longer pink and the juices run clear.
Remove chicken from the pot, and set aside until cool enough to handle.
Remove bones, and chop the chicken into about one inch pieces.
Add chicken meat, shrimp broth, crab meat, sausage, and shrimp to .
Add the file powder, and stir from the bottom of the pot. When the gumbo comes to a boil, remove from heat. Continue to stir from the bottom for 1 minute.
Recommended wine: Albarino, Rose Wine, Sauvignon Blanc
Albarino, rosé Wine, and Sauvignon Blanc are great choices for Cajun. These low-tannin, lower alcohol wines will complement the heat in spicy cajun dishes, instead of making your mouth burn more. The Granbazan Etiquetan Ambar Albarino with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 25 dollars per bottle.
Granbazan Etiqueta Ambar Albarino
Pale golden color, with shiny reflexes of lemon towards the edge. Great olfactory complexity, reflecting clearly the varietal characteristics with aromas of fresh seeded fruits, pineapple, green apple, lemon and banana. Mouthfilling with a crispy acidity. Elegant, balanced and pleasant aftertaste.