Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, ultimate seafood gumbo. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Ultimate Seafood Gumbo is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Ultimate Seafood Gumbo is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook ultimate seafood gumbo using 23 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Ultimate Seafood Gumbo:
- Make ready 1 ham hock
- Make ready 2 quart water
- Take 1/4 cup butter
- Make ready 1 1/2 cup fresh or frozen okra, chopped
- Take 2 bell peppers, chopped
- Prepare 2 large onions, chopped
- Get 3 tbsp parsley flakes
- Get 2 stalks celery, chopped
- Prepare 6 cloves garlic, smashed, left whole
- Prepare 1 big can whole tomatoes
- Prepare 2 bay leaves
- Make ready 1 tsp salt, to taste
- Make ready 1/2 tsp pepper, to taste
- Get 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper, to taste
- Make ready 1/2 tsp ground mace
- Make ready 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- Take 1/2 tsp ground allspice
- Take 1 tsp gumbo file
- Make ready 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- Prepare 2 lb peeled, raw shrimp
- Make ready 1 lb crab meat
- Take 13 1/2 oz andouille sausage
- Make ready 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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