Shrimp and Crab Gumbo

Submitted by LMillerRN

"From Cooking Light."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 slices bacon, diced
• 2 cups finely chopped onions
• 1 1⁄2 cups finely chopped green bell peppers (about 1 large)
• 4 celery ribs, thinly sliced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup water
• 2 (14 ounce) cans fat-free low-sodium chicken broth, divided
• 2 teaspoons cajun seasoning
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 (16 ounce) bag frozen cut okra, thawed
• 1 lb peeled and deveined medium shrimp
• 2 (6 ounce) cans lump crabmeat, drained (such as Chicken of the Sea)
• 3 cups hot cooked long-grain rice
• hot pepper sauce (optional)

directions

1. Place flour in a small skillet; cook 5 minutes over medium heat or until flour is brown, stirring constantly. Place in a small bowl; cool.
2. Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat 3 minutes. Add onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic; sauté 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender and lightly browned. Add water, and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
3. Combine toasted flour and 1 can of chicken broth in a medium bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Gradually pour broth mixture into pan. Stir in remaining can of chicken broth, Cajun seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon salt, crushed red pepper, and cut okra; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes.
4. Add shrimp; cook 3 minutes or until shrimp are done. Gently stir in crabmeat. Remove from heat; serve gumbo over rice. Serve with hot pepper sauce, if desired.

Reviews

[suchamom]

Delicious. I was skeptical of a gumbo with no roux, but this worked perfectly. I too added the can of tomatoes, and because I'm a gumbo purist, I added about 1 tsp of file powder at the end. I left out the pepper flakes so my kids would eat it, but I added plenty of hot sauce to my own bowl. It really was superb. I will make this one again!

 

[Deb G]

Very tasty and satisfying. Left off the rice to reduce the carbs, but otherwise just halved for DH and me. Great flavors. Thanks for posting.

 

[Geschmackmeisterin]

delicious! i added a can of diced tomato too and a little bit of extra crushed red pepper and it was PERFECT. this is the way gumbo should taste.

 

[732363]

Great Recipe....Added can of diced tomato... Job well done on your gumbo creativity......Without question, this is the best gumbo yet.