Ultimate Seafood Gumbo

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Ultimate Seafood Gumbo is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Ultimate Seafood Gumbo is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have ultimate seafood gumbo using 23 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

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The ingredients needed to make Ultimate Seafood Gumbo:
  1. Prepare 1 ham hock
  2. Make ready 2 quart water
  3. Get 14 cup butter
  4. Make ready 1 12 cup fresh or frozen okra, chopped
  5. Make ready 2 bell peppers, chopped
  6. Get 2 large onions, chopped
  7. Get 3 tbsp parsley flakes
  8. Make ready 2 stalks celery, chopped
  9. Take 6 cloves garlic, smashed, left whole
  10. Take 1 big can whole tomatoes
  11. Get 2 bay leaves
  12. Take 1 tsp salt, to taste
  13. Prepare 12 tsp pepper, to taste
  14. Make ready 12 tsp cayenne pepper, to taste
  15. Take 12 tsp ground mace
  16. Make ready 12 tsp ground cloves
  17. Prepare 12 tsp ground allspice
  18. Get 1 tsp gumbo file
  19. Get 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  20. Get 2 lb peeled, raw shrimp
  21. Get 1 lb crab meat
  22. Take 13 12 oz andouille sausage
  23. Make ready 2 cup cooked rice

Seafood Gumbo Gumbo is one dish that makes Louisiana cuisine so famous. We live across the state line in Texas and can't seem to get enough of this traditional gumbo recipe that features okra, shrimp, spicy seasonings and what is called the holy trinity—onions, green peppers and celery. In addition to shrimp and crab, this Seafood Gumbo is also flavored with the Holy Trinity- (onions, bell pepper, and celery), lots of garlic, a bottle of beer, thyme, bay leaves, Worcestershire sauce, and lots of Cajun seasoning. Plus there's a pound of andouille sausage for some meatiness.

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Instructions to make Ultimate Seafood Gumbo:
  1. Place the ham hock and water in a stock pot and simmer for 1 hour. Remove the ham hock to cool, reserving the liquid.
  2. In a large skillet, heat the butter over medium heat.
  3. Cook the okra until the gooey strings no longer appear as you stir. Add the bell pepper, onion, parsley, celery, and garlic and cook for 30 minutes. Remove the garlic and discard. Add the tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes.
  4. Remove the meat from the ham hock and add it to the stock pot. Place the veggies and bay leaves in the pot and cook on medium-low to medium for 3hrs.
  5. Add the seasonings and Worcestershire sauce and stir. Add the shrimp and sausage 30 minutes before serving. Add the crab meat 10 minutes before serving.
  6. Taste. Add hot sauce if desired. Serve with rice. If u like it thicker, add a little corn starch to the to a scoop of the stock, mix it, and return to the pot.

In addition to shrimp and crab, this Seafood Gumbo is also flavored with the Holy Trinity- (onions, bell pepper, and celery), lots of garlic, a bottle of beer, thyme, bay leaves, Worcestershire sauce, and lots of Cajun seasoning. Plus there's a pound of andouille sausage for some meatiness. This is a real SEAFOOD gumbo. This is the best gumbo I've ever had. The crab boil is the key ingredient - do not omit it.

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