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Ingredients Jump to Instructions ↓

  1. 1/4 cup oil

  2. 3 -4 tablespoons flour

  3. 2 onions , chopped

  4. 2 stalks celery , chopped

  5. 1 (1 lb) bag frozen chopped okra

  6. 1 quart chicken broth

  7. 1 (16 ounce) can whole tomatoes , w/liquid

  8. 4 -5 cloves garlic , crushed

  9. 2 bay leaves

  10. 2 -3 tablespoons crab boil, tied in cheesecloth

  11. salt & pepper

  12. hot pepper sauce

  13. 2 lbs raw shrimp , peeled

  14. 1 lb crabmeat or 2 cans crabmeat

  15. 1 pint oyster (OPTIONAL)

  16. 1 lb firm white fish fillet (halibut, white fish, cod)

  17. 1 tablespoon gumbo file powder

Instructions Jump to Ingredients ↑

  1. To make a roux, heat oil, add flour and cook over medium heat until VERY dark but not scorched, stirring constantly. If using butter, be very careful because it burns easily. Set aside.

  2. In large dutch oven, saute onion, celery, and okra until limp.

  3. Add roux, broth, tomatoes, garlic, bay leaves, crab boil packet, and salt and pepper. (NOTE: If you can't find Crab Boil at your grocery, please refer to Crab Boil Spices by Candie Yoder or # 34801 by Miller)

  4. Simmer for 2 hours.

  5. minutes before serving, add all raw fish and seafood and the file powder.

  6. Simmer until done, but do not boil.

  7. Serve over bowls of rice.

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