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Seafood Gumbo

Type: Fish
Courses: Main Course, Soup
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

5 tablespoons 75mlVegetable oil - divided
1 lb 454g / 16ozFresh okra - thinly sliced
  (or one 16-oz pkg frozen okra, thawed)
1 teaspoon 5mlWhite vinegar
1/3 cup 20g / 0.7ozAll-purpose flour
1 cup 62g / 2.2ozChopped onion
1 cup 146g / 5.1ozChopped scallions
2   Garlic cloves - minced
1 cup 146g / 5.1ozChopped green pepper
1/2 cup 55g / 1.9ozChopped celery
2 tablespoons 30mlChopped fresh parsley
1   Whole tomatoes - (16 oz) - chopped, undrained
1/2 cup 118mlCubed cooked ham
1 1/2   Fish stock or water
2   Bay leaves
1   Fresh thyme sprig
1 tablespoon 15mlWorcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon 5mlTabasco pepper sauce
1 teaspoon 5mlSalt
1 lb 454g / 16ozShrimp - shelled, deveined
1/2 lb 227g / 8ozLump crab meat - picked over
3 cups 480g / 16ozHot cooked rice
  Chopped scallions - for garnish
  Chopped fresh parsley - for garnish

Recipe Instructions

In medium skillet (not cast-iron), heat 3 tablespoons oil. Add okra, stirring frequently, and cook 20 to 30 minutes. (Fresh okra will take 30 minutes.) Add vinegar and cook another 10 minutes, until okra is no longer "ropy or slimy" and is lightly browned. Set aside.

In large pot, heat remaining 2 tablespoons of oil. Add flour, and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, about 30 minutes, until roux turns dark brown and develops nutty aroma. Add onion, scallions, garlic, green pepper, celery and parsley, and cook 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add tomatoes, okra, ham, fish stock, bay leaves, thyme, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce and salt. Simmer, uncovered, 45 minutes.

Add shrimp and crab meat, and simmer 5 to 10 minutes. Discard bay leaves and thyme. Serve gumbo over cooked rice with additional Tabasco sauce, if desired. Garnish with scallions and parsley.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Source:
TABASCO PEPPERFEST COOKBOOK by McIlhenny Co., Avery Island, LA 70513 - Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.tabasco.com

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