Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, ultimate seafood gumbo. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Gumbo filled with shrimp, crab, chicken, sausage, vegetables, and Cajun spices. I've also included crab and/or scallops in this recipe. Serve over rice, accompanied with garlic bread.
Ultimate Seafood Gumbo is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Ultimate Seafood Gumbo is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook ultimate seafood gumbo using 23 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Ultimate Seafood Gumbo:
- Get 1 ham hock
- Get 2 quart water
- Prepare 1/4 cup butter
- Get 1 1/2 cup fresh or frozen okra, chopped
- Make ready 2 bell peppers, chopped
- Prepare 2 large onions, chopped
- Make ready 3 tbsp parsley flakes
- Prepare 2 stalks celery, chopped
- Get 6 cloves garlic, smashed, left whole
- Make ready 1 big can whole tomatoes
- Prepare 2 bay leaves
- Get 1 tsp salt, to taste
- Take 1/2 tsp pepper, to taste
- Take 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper, to taste
- Take 1/2 tsp ground mace
- Get 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- Prepare 1/2 tsp ground allspice
- Take 1 tsp gumbo file
- Make ready 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- Take 2 lb peeled, raw shrimp
- Get 1 lb crab meat
- Take 13 1/2 oz andouille sausage
- Prepare 2 cup cooked rice
We live across the state line in Texas and can't seem to get enough of this traditional gumbo recipe that features okra, shrimp, spicy seasonings and what is called the holy trinity—onions, green peppers and celery. This recipe calls for seafood, but you could also use chicken, duck or sausage. Seafood Gumbo, with shrimp, crab, chicken Andouille sausage, and okra is an authentic spicy Cajun meal served over rice or grits. This recipe is not super easy as it takes time to cook to properly develop all of the flavors.
Instructions to make Ultimate Seafood Gumbo:
- Place the ham hock and water in a stock pot and simmer for 1 hour. Remove the ham hock to cool, reserving the liquid.
- In a large skillet, heat the butter over medium heat.
- Cook the okra until the gooey strings no longer appear as you stir. Add the bell pepper, onion, parsley, celery, and garlic and cook for 30 minutes. Remove the garlic and discard. Add the tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes.
- Remove the meat from the ham hock and add it to the stock pot. Place the veggies and bay leaves in the pot and cook on medium-low to medium for 3hrs.
- Add the seasonings and Worcestershire sauce and stir. Add the shrimp and sausage 30 minutes before serving. Add the crab meat 10 minutes before serving.
- Taste. Add hot sauce if desired. Serve with rice. If u like it thicker, add a little corn starch to the to a scoop of the stock, mix it, and return to the pot.
This recipe all starts with a dark and rich roux made from bacon drippings. This was absolutely the best seafood gumbo I've ever had. Note: Just added a touch of lemon to the shrimp once served and used fresh scallops instead of the crab meat. This looks absolutely stunning and authentic! This is a real SEAFOOD gumbo.
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