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Ultimate Seafood Gumbo is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Ultimate Seafood Gumbo is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have ultimate seafood gumbo using 23 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Ultimate Seafood Gumbo:
- Make ready 1 ham hock
- Prepare 2 quart water
- Prepare 1/4 cup butter
- Make ready 1 1/2 cup fresh or frozen okra, chopped
- Make ready 2 bell peppers, chopped
- Get 2 large onions, chopped
- Prepare 3 tbsp parsley flakes
- Take 2 stalks celery, chopped
- Take 6 cloves garlic, smashed, left whole
- Take 1 big can whole tomatoes
- Get 2 bay leaves
- Get 1 tsp salt, to taste
- Make ready 1/2 tsp pepper, to taste
- Make ready 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper, to taste
- Make ready 1/2 tsp ground mace
- Get 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- Make ready 1/2 tsp ground allspice
- Make ready 1 tsp gumbo file
- Prepare 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- Get 2 lb peeled, raw shrimp
- Take 1 lb crab meat
- Prepare 13 1/2 oz andouille sausage
- Take 2 cup cooked rice
Seafood Gumbo Gumbo is one dish that makes Louisiana cuisine so famous. 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. In addition to shrimp and crab, this Seafood Gumbo is also flavored with the Holy Trinity- (onions, bell pepper, and celery), lots of garlic, a bottle of beer, thyme, bay leaves, Worcestershire sauce, and lots of Cajun seasoning. Plus there's a pound of andouille sausage for some meatiness.
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.
In addition to shrimp and crab, this Seafood Gumbo is also flavored with the Holy Trinity- (onions, bell pepper, and celery), lots of garlic, a bottle of beer, thyme, bay leaves, Worcestershire sauce, and lots of Cajun seasoning. Plus there's a pound of andouille sausage for some meatiness. This is a real SEAFOOD gumbo. This is the best gumbo I've ever had. The crab boil is the key ingredient - do not omit it.
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