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Title: Felix's Seafood Gumbo
Categories: Cajun, Seafood, Vegetables, Herbs, Pork
Yield: 8 Servings
1/3 c Butter
4 tb All-purpose flour
2 tb Oil
3/4 c Onions; chopped
3/4 Celery; chopped
16 oz Chopped okra
1 qt Chicken broth
16 oz Can whole tomatoes;
- w/liquid
5 cl Garlic; crushed
2 Bay leaves
3 tb Crab boil; tied in
- cheesecloth *
Salt & black pepper
2 lb Raw shrimp; peeled,
Deveined
1 lb Lump crabmeat; picked over
1 lb Bay scallop
1 lb Andouille sausage; sliced
1 tb File powder
Defrost any seafood (fresh is always better, but it
happens) and the okra.
Melt butter in a shallow pan, add flour and cook over low
heat, stirring frequently, until very dark but not
scorched (about 25 minutes); set aside.
In large Dutch oven, saute onion, celery and okra in oil
until limp.
Add roux, broth, tomatoes, garlic, bay leaves, crab boil
packet, and salt and pepper to taste; simmer two hours,
stirring occasionally.
Add andouille sausage and simmer 30 minutes, stirring
occasionally.
Add seafood and simmer 15 minutes or until cooked
through, stirring occasionally. DO NOT BOIL. Stir in file
powder for the last 5 minutes of simmering.
Serve over bowls of rice.
* To make your own crab boil: Tie the following spices in
a muslin bag or in cheesecloth:
3 Bay leaves
1 sm Piece dried ginger
1 ts Black peppercorns
1 ts Mustard seed
1 ts Dill seed
1 ts Coriander seed
1 ts Whole cloves
1 ts Allspice berries.
RECIPE FROM:
http://www.cooks.com
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