Louisiana Seafood Gumbo Recipe
Ingredients
2 tbsp. flour
2 tbsp. shortening
4 onions, chopped
6 stalks celery, chopped
1 bay leaf
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
Pinch of thyme
2 lb. shrimp, deveined
1 pt. oysters and liquid
2 c. crab meat
2 tbsp. file
Rice, cooked (opt.)
Directions
Brown flour in hot shortening in Dutch oven; stir until smooth.
Saute onions and celery in roux for 15 minutes.
Add 1 quart boiling water, bay leaf, garlic and thyme; simmer for 2 hours.
Add shrimp; cook for 10 minutes.
Mix in oysters and liquid and crab meat; cook for 10 minutes longer.
Add file; serve over hot, cooked rice, if desired.
Saute onions and celery in roux for 15 minutes.
Add 1 quart boiling water, bay leaf, garlic and thyme; simmer for 2 hours.
Add shrimp; cook for 10 minutes.
Mix in oysters and liquid and crab meat; cook for 10 minutes longer.
Add file; serve over hot, cooked rice, if desired.
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