Creole Shrimp Gumbo
Yield
6 servingsPrep
15 minCook
45 minReady
60 minIngredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
¼ | cup |
butter
or margarine |
|
2 | tablespoons |
all-purpose flour
ll-purpose |
|
2 | cups |
water
or seafood juice |
|
2 | cups |
okra
cut |
*
|
2 | cups |
tomatoes
peeled, cubed |
|
1 | large |
onions
chopped |
|
1 | small |
green bell peppers
chopped |
|
1 | teaspoon | red hot pepper sauce |
|
⅛ | teaspoon | thyme |
*
|
1 | each | bay leaves |
*
|
2 | cups |
shrimp
crabmeat, oyster combo |
*
|
3 | cups |
rice, cooked
hot |
|
Trans-fat Free, Low Sodium
Directions
Melt butter in large saucepan; blend in flour and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until dark brown.
Add liquid, okra, tomatoes, onion, pepper, Tabasco, thyme and bay leaf; bring to a boil, then cover and simmer 30 minutes, stirring frequently.
Add seafood and cook, covered, 10 to 15 minutes longer.
Remove bay leaf and serve in soup bowls with mound of hot rice in center.
Comments