Ultimate Gulf Coast Gumbo Recipe
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Ultimate Gulf Coast Gumbo

By: Robert Wilson  
"Gumbo filled with shrimp, crab, chicken, sausage, vegetables, and Cajun spices. I've also included crab and/or scallops in this recipe. Serve over rice, accompanied with garlic bread. Also have salt, red pepper flakes, and additional file powder on the table. Great with cold beer."

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Prep Time:
1 Hr 30 Min
Cook Time:
2 Hrs 20 Min
Ready In:
3 Hrs 50 Min

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Ingredients

  • 4 pounds medium shrimp - peeled and deveined
  • 1/2 cup corn oil
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 (3 pound) whole chicken
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 5 stalks celery, chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 5 large tomatoes, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons Old Bay Seasoning TM
  • 1 tablespoon ground cayenne pepper
  • 3 (6 ounce) cans crab meat, drained
  • 1 pound andouille sausage, diced
  • 2 tablespoons file powder

Directions

  1. Peel and devein the shrimp. Refrigerate shrimp meat. Place the shrimp heads and shells in a large pot, and cover with 2 quarts of water. Cover, and simmer over medium low heat until liquid is reduced by half. Strain out the shrimp heads and shells.
  2. Select a large stock pot capable of holding all the ingredients. Add oil to the pot, and heat over medium high heat. Using a long handled spoon, stir in flour; cook and stir for several minutes until dark brown. At that point, the flour suddenly puffs and absorbs the oil. Slowly stir in chicken broth and an equal amount of water. Place chicken in the pot. Add onions, celery, bell pepper, tomatoes, garlic, bay leaves, red pepper flakes, Old Bay seasoning, and salt. Boil for about 1 1/2 hours, or until chicken meat is no longer pink and the juices run clear.
  3. Remove chicken from the pot, and set aside until cool enough to handle. Remove bones, and chop the chicken into about one inch pieces.
  4. Add chicken meat, shrimp broth, crab meat, sausage, and shrimp to . Add the file powder, and stir from the bottom of the pot. When the gumbo comes to a boil, remove from heat. Continue to stir from the bottom for 1 minute. Serve.

Footnotes

FOOTNOTE

  • File powder is a seasoning made from the ground, dried leaves of the sassafras tree. It's an integral part of Creole cooking, and is used to thicken and flavor Gumbos and other Creole dishes. File should be stirred into a dish after it's removed from the heat because undue cooking makes file tough and stringy.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 340 | Total Fat: 18.8g | Cholesterol: 207mg

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Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2003 by RUBY_MORRIS2002 
Igave this recipe five stars because it is the best gumbo I've tasted. I did'nt put as much of... MORE
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Reviewed on Oct. 13, 2008 by BlueKyGurl 
I have made this gumbo a total of 3 times now and my friends and family love it! I did make... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 25, 2003 by SCMCCANTS 
I've been wanting to try some gumbo for a long time and one day my husband found this recipe,... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2003 by MAT 
I served this recipe at our Super Bowl Party and got rave reviews. It's a wonderful blending... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 6, 2008 by Paul Schultz Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
My family has been making Cajun & Creole Gumbo for over 90 years.We use fresh chopped Okra in... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2003 by MZPRISS 
I was pretty disappointed with this recipe. It had all of the things that I love in a gumbo in... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 23, 2009 by Lynne 
Wow - this is wonderful. We had over friends and they loved it. One of them said it was the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 28, 2005 by COMFORTKITCHEN 
This is a very good recipe for gumbo, especially if you are a seafood lover, as I am. If you... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 7, 2003 by WDW3264 
this one's good but it's nothing to write home about,but then again I'm not much on the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 2, 2007 by Miss Becca 
mom this is it! MORE

 
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