Southern Seafood Gumbo Recipe
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Southern Seafood Gumbo

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"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.4 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (27)

Prep Time:
25 Min
Cook Time:
35 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr

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Original Recipe Yield 12 servings
 

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.

Footnotes

  • 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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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 19, 2007 by Shun   view full review
This was really good! I followed the recipe to a tee, except I didn't used spicy V8 and I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 19, 2007 by LINDA MCLEAN   view full review
My hubs was doing the happy dance tonight while eating this. I used all of the leftover...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 11, 2010 by Donna   view full review
My family loves Cajun style food, so I was looking forward to making this gumbo. We found the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2008 by Ken70452   view full review
Gumbo No! A Gumbo involves a rue. Tasty yes, but with a few Cajun twists. Came out like a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2006 by AUJUS   view full review
Man I thought this was great!! I am not much on seafood, but sure love tasty 1 bowl dishes.. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 15, 2010 by EBL   view full review
Added a seafood blend and extra shrimp. Plus made a roux first. Everyone loved it.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 19, 2010 by bryarx   view full review
I had caught some catfish at the lake and was looking for a way to prepare it. This turned...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 1, 2010 by Lee Kruger   view full review
I loved this meal and so did the medic station I cooked it for. I did add a little more...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on May 21, 2010 by jdbassin   view full review
Definately not gumbo but pretty darn good
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2009 by lindz   view full review
Yummy! I like spicy food so I quadrupled the cayenne to make it nice and spicy but it was...

 

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