Commander's Palace Seafood Gumbo
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
8-10
ingredients
- 3 cups diced onions
- 2 cups diced green bell peppers
- 1 (28 ounce) can of petite diced tomatoes
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons thyme
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 4 bay leaves
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1 1⁄2 lbs frozen cut okra, defrosted
- 2 quarts seafood stock
- 2 lbs shrimp, peeled and deveined (use the shells to make your seafood stock)
- 2 dozen oysters, shucked
- 1 lb lump crabmeat
- 2 tablespoons file powder
directions
- Combine onions, peppers, tomatoes and their juice, and tomato sauce in a heavy 8 quart pot.
- Cook on medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add thyme, garlic, bay leaves, salt and pepper; blend well, and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add okra. When okra is bright in color and is cooked but still crisp, add stock. Bring to a rapid, rolling boil, then lower heat.
- Add shrimp, oysters, and crab meat and simmer for 15 minutes longer.
- Combine filé powder with 1 cup of the soup. Remove gumbo from heat and stir in the file'-soup mixture. Correct seasoning to taste.
- Served over cooked rice and season to taste with Tabasco sauce.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Leslie in Texas
Spring, Texas