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Southern Seafood Gumbo

SUBMITTED BY: Susan Wright

"I tasted a similar dish at a local restaurant and duplicated it pretty closely. I trimmed it down a bit and no one in my family seemed to mind. -Susan Wright of Champaign, Illinois"
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 8 stars. This recipe average a 4.6 star rating.
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PREP TIME  25 Min
COOK TIME  35 Min
READY IN  1 Hr

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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 celery ribs with leaves, chopped
  • 1 medium green pepper, chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 (46 fluid ounce) bottle spicy hot V8
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 (16 ounce) package frozen sliced okra, thawed
  • 1 pound catfish fillets, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
  • 3/4 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 3 cups cooked long-grain rice

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a large saucepan, saute the onion, celery, green pepper and garlic in oil until tender. Stir in the V8 juice, tomatoes and cayenne; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
  2. Stir in okra and catfish; cook 8 minutes longer. Add the shrimp; cook about 7 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink. Place rice in individual serving bowls; top with gumbo.

FOOTNOTE

  • Nutritional Analysis: 1 cup gumbo with 1/4 cup rice equals 180 calories, 5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 60 mg cholesterol, 512 mg sodium, 22 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 14 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 very lean meat, 2 vegetable, 1 starch.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2006 by AUJUS
Man I thought this was great!! I am not much on seafood, but sure love tasty 1 bowl dishes.. I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 19, 2007 by LINDA MCLEAN
My hubs was doing the happy dance tonight while eating this. I used all of the leftover... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 19, 2007 by Shun
This was really good! I followed the recipe to a tee, except I didn't used spicy V8 and I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 12, 2007 by NMARMSTRONG
Easy and delicious, my husband who doesn't 'do' leftovers loved it and ate it more than one night. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 5, 2008 by Freida M.
This gumbo was super easy to make. My hubby thought it was pretty good but I thought it... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 1, 2008 by Jim
This was really tasty especially on a cold night. Just the right amount of zing. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 15, 2007 by HUMPHREYB2
Perfect for last day of camping - all meat goes in! MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 1, 2007 by J. Pecoraro
Very tasty, however i believe it needs more kick. MORE


 
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