Ultimate Seafood Gumbo
Ultimate Seafood Gumbo

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GUMBO: Combine the cayenne, white and black peppers, paprika, thyme, oregano, bay leaf and salt in small bowl. Add onions, celery, and green bell peppers. Turn heat to high, stirring frequently. Gumbo filled with shrimp, crab, chicken, sausage, vegetables, and Cajun spices.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook ultimate seafood gumbo using 23 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Ultimate Seafood Gumbo:
  1. Prepare 1 ham hock
  2. Take 2 quart water
  3. Make ready 1/4 cup butter
  4. Take 1 1/2 cup fresh or frozen okra, chopped
  5. Make ready 2 bell peppers, chopped
  6. Prepare 2 large onions, chopped
  7. Get 3 tbsp parsley flakes
  8. Get 2 stalks celery, chopped
  9. Make ready 6 cloves garlic, smashed, left whole
  10. Take 1 big can whole tomatoes
  11. Make ready 2 bay leaves
  12. Get 1 tsp salt, to taste
  13. Prepare 1/2 tsp pepper, to taste
  14. Get 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper, to taste
  15. Get 1/2 tsp ground mace
  16. Get 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  17. Get 1/2 tsp ground allspice
  18. Take 1 tsp gumbo file
  19. Get 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  20. Take 2 lb peeled, raw shrimp
  21. Take 1 lb crab meat
  22. Prepare 13 1/2 oz andouille sausage
  23. Get 2 cup cooked rice

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. This is a real SEAFOOD gumbo.

Steps to make Ultimate Seafood Gumbo:
  1. Place the ham hock and water in a stock pot and simmer for 1 hour. Remove the ham hock to cool, reserving the liquid.
  2. In a large skillet, heat the butter over medium heat.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.

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. The smell will drive you nuts!!!

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