Seafood Gumbo

 

👉Ingredients:

↪️1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined  

↪️1 pound crab meat  

↪️1 pound oysters, shucked  

↪️1/2 pound smoked sausage, sliced  

↪️1/2 cup vegetable oil  

↪️1/2 cup all-purpose flour  

↪️1 onion, chopped  

↪️1 green bell pepper, chopped  

↪️2 celery stalks, chopped  

↪️4 cloves garlic, minced  

↪️6 cups seafood or chicken stock  

↪️2 cups okra, sliced  

↪️2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning  

↪️1 teaspoon salt  

↪️1/2 teaspoon black pepper  

↪️1 bay leaf  

↪️Cooked rice, for serving  

↪️Chopped green onions, for garnish  

👉Directions:

✅️1. Grab a large pot and warm up the vegetable oil over medium heat. Sprinkle in the flour and stir constantly. You’ll want to keep going until it’s a deep, rich brown color—usually about 20 minutes. This is your roux, and it’s the base of amazing flavor.

✅️2. Add the onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic to the roux. Stir everything together until the vegetables soften up, which should take about 5 minutes.

✅️3. Slowly stir in the stock, letting it mix in with the roux and veggies. Toss in the sausage, okra, Cajun seasoning, salt, black pepper, and the bay leaf.

✅️4. Turn up the heat until the gumbo is just boiling, then lower the heat and let it simmer for 30 minutes. This gives all the flavors time to mingle.

✅️5. Next, add the shrimp, crab meat, and oysters. Let them cook gently for another 5 to 10 minutes, just until all the seafood is cooked through and tender.

✅️6. Fish out the bay leaf, then ladle the gumbo over bowls of fluffy cooked rice. Sprinkle a handful of chopped green onions on top for a burst of color and freshness. Enjoy!