Acadian Shrimp And File Gumbo Recipe - Cooking Index
Acadian Shrimp And File Gumbo Recipe - Cooking Index
| File Gumbo | ||
| 4 cups | Mixed vegetables - green pepper, onion | |
| 1 tablespoon | Garlic - minced | |
| 1/4 teaspoon | Cayenne pepper | |
| 1/4 teaspoon | Black pepper | |
| 1/4 teaspoon | White pepper | |
| 1/2 oz | Thyme | |
| 2 tablespoons | Tomato sauce | |
| 1 1/2 oz | File powder | |
| 1 oz | Oregano | |
| 1 oz | Paprika | |
| 1/2 cup | Seafood stock | |
| Acadian Shrimp | ||
| 1 lb | Shrimp | |
| 2 teaspoons | Paprika | |
| 2 teaspoons | Seasoned pepper | |
| 1 1/2 cups | File gumbo - (see recipe) | |
| Green onions - to garnish |
FILE GUMBO: Saute vegetables in a little oil until soft and add garlic and file powder. Stir in the pepper and spices. Cook mixture for 5 minutes and stir in tomato sauce. Cook for 10 minutes and add seafood stock. simmer until thickened and serve alone or use in Acadian shrimp dish.
ACADIAN SHRIMP: Heat a heavy frying pan until very hot. Add the shrimp, paprika and seasoned pepper and saute quickly until shrimp just turns pink. Add the file gumbo to the pan and cook 1 minute or until heated through. Serve in a bowl garnished with green onion along with plenty of cornbread.
Serves 1 to 2.
Chef Randy Wilson, The Bayou, Calgary, Alberta Appeared in Calgary Sun July 23, 1990
Source:
Bill Wight
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