Seafood Gumbo
Ingredients
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup flour
2 medium onions, diced
6 cloves garlic, minced
4 tomatoes, seeded and diced
1 cup tomato purée
1 tablespoon Creole seasoning blend
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
2 bay leaves
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 pounds okra, chopped
2 pounds medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 dozens oysters, freshly shucked, liquor reserved
1 pound fresh lump crab meat, picked over for shells and cartilage
1 tablespoon filé powder
8 cups cooked long-grain white rice
Preparation
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Add the onions, bell pepper, celery and garlic. Sauté until the onions become translucent and the vegetables are tender.
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Add the tomatoes and tomato purée and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes.
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Add the Creole seasoning, thyme, bay leaves and about 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper, and continue to cook another 10 minutes.
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Reduce heat to low.
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Taste and correct seasonings if necessary.
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