Seafood Gumbo. A recipe for seafood gumbo that contains oysters, crab, and shrimp in a spicy thick broth made with spices, aromatic vegetables, and a dark roux. Gumbo is one dish that makes Louisiana cuisine so famous. We live across the state line in Texas and can't seem to get enough of this traditional gumbo recipe that features okra, shrimp, spicy seasonings and what is called the holy trinity—onions, green peppers and celery.
Plus there's a pound of andouille sausage for some meatiness. Some opt for seafood, others for chicken and andouille. For this recipe, we chose to fill the gumbo with heady seafood ingredients such as fresh crabmeat, shrimp, and oysters. You can have Seafood Gumbo using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Seafood Gumbo
- You need 3 of whole crabs.
- You need 3 of Chicken breast.
- You need 4 of beef smoked sausages.
- Prepare 2 pounds of jumbo deveined shrimp.
- It's of I onion.
- It's 1 of bell pepper.
- You need 1 can of diced tomatoes.
- It's of Gumbo file.
- You need 1/2 cup of flour.
- Prepare 3 tablespoon of butter.
- It's 3 cloves of garlic.
- It's of Chicken stock.
This is a real SEAFOOD gumbo. This is the best gumbo I've ever had. The crab boil is the key ingredient - do not omit it. The smell will drive you nuts!!!
Seafood Gumbo instructions
- Cut onion and bell pepper garlic set aside. Cut up smoked sausage and set aside cut.
- Up chicken breast set aside.
- To make your rue melt 3 tablespoons of butter add a half a cup of flour keep stirring until light brown add all cut up ingredients and chicken stock.
- In a separate pot steam crab until done. Once crab is done depart the crab take back shell off and clean all poop out rinse with cold water..
- Once crab is cleaned and separated add all ingredients to pot with chicken stop add shrimp last. Season to your tasting. Don’t add too much gumbo file because it’s overwhelming when you add too much..
- Add can tomatoes let simmer 15 min😊.
Ben Thibodeaux, chef de cuisine of Dickie Brennan's Tableau in Le Petit Theatre, says, "Our warm, fertile waters help our blue crabs get nice and fat, which lends a sweetness to the seafood gumbo. Whether it's crab claws sauteed in browned butter or jumbo lump. Bring the gumbo to a boil and lower the heat to a simmer. Seafood Gumbo, with shrimp, crab, chicken Andouille sausage, and okra is an authentic spicy Cajun meal served over rice or grits. This recipe is not super easy as it takes time to cook to properly develop all of the flavors.