Susan's Seafood Gumbo

Soups & Stews

Recipe courtesy of Susan Ford, Publisher Louisiana Kitchen & Culture

Serves 12

Ingredients: 

Roux

  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil

Gumbo 

  • 2 medium yellow onions, diced
  • 1 green pepper, diced
  • 1 bunch thinly sliced green onions
  • 2-3 tablespoons minced fresh garlic
  • 2 large ripe tomatoes, diced
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
  • 1 pound Andouille or smoked sausage, sliced into 1/4 inch rounds
  • 2 pounds (after cleaning) Louisiana shrimp, divided
  • 4 gumbo crabs, cleaned 
  • 2 pounds fresh okra, sliced
  • 2 quarts seafood stock, or as needed (recipe here)
  • 1/2 pound crab meat, picked over

Seasonings

  • three bay leaves
  • 2 teaspoon thyme
  • 4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 10 whole allspice
  • 8 cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon mace

Seafood Gumbo

Susan's seafood gumbo 

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Method: 

Roux

Heat oil in a heavy cast iron dutch oven until it shimmers.
Add the flour and stir to incorporate, breaking up any lumps. Cook until the roux is a dark brown color, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pan constantly.
If you don't have experience making roux, do this over low heat; it may take as long as half an hour. Take care not to burn.

Gumbo

Add the onions to the roux and stir to incorporate; cook, stirring frequently, until the onions caramelize. 
Add the remaining vegetables except the okra and stir to incorporate; cook for two minutes. Add one cup of stock and stir to thin roux and vegetables.  Add remaining stock, sausages, okra, gumbo crabs, about 1/2 pound shrimp, and spices.
Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook for about 2 hours until the okra disappears. Stir it often, scraping the bottom and sides of the pot each time.
When it’s done, add the remaining shrimp and the crab meat, simmer for five minutes, remove from the heat and let the pot rest for 20 minutes.

Serve over hot steamed rice with saltines and your favorite Louisiana-style hot sauce.


 

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