Seafood Gumbo

Recipe Categories : | Cajun/Creole | Seafood | Oysters | Shrimp | MAIN INDEX |

Serves : 8-10

Ingredients :

• ½ cup oil
• ¾ cup flour
• 2 cups chopped onions
• 2 cups chopped green bell pepper
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 gallon fish stock or shrimp stock
• 2 tspn salt
• 1 tspn freshly ground black pepper
• ¼ - ½ tspn cayenne pepper, to taste
• 2 bay leaves
• ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 3 pints fresh oysters, with their liquor
• Filé powder to taste
• 6 cups cooked long-grain white rice

Preparation and Cooking Instructions :

1. Heat the oil in a large pot, add the flour, and cook the roux, stirring constantly, until it is a deep reddish-brown. Add the onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic. Cook, stirring constantly, until vegetables are tender.
2. Add stock, seasonings and parsley. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for 30 minutes over low heat.
3. Add the shrimp, oysters and oyster liquor. Cook for 5 more minutes, just until the shrimp turn pink.
4. Place ½ cup cooked rice in a shallow bowl, and ladle gumbo over and around it. Sprinkle filé on each serving to taste.