How to Make Okra Seafood Gumbo Recipe
About this Okra Seafood Gumbo Recipe
Are you ready to try your hand at New Orleans Cajun cooking? try this Okra Seafood Gumbo recipe. Enjoy it on Mardi Gras or any time of the year when you’re looking for something for dinner that’s just a little bit out of your ordinary. In other words, make it at any time of the year.
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Okra Seafood Gumbo Ingredients
2 lb. shrimp, shelled, deveined, cooked
2 Tablespoons flour
3 Tablespoons butter
1 lb. okra, sliced
1 onion, minced
1/2 green pepper, chopped
2 cups stewed tomatoes
2 quarts water
1 teaspoon salt
1 can oysters, with liquid
1 package of frozen crab meat
1/4 teaspoon tabasco sauce
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 cups rice, cooked
How to Make Okra Seafood Gumbo Directions
In a large pot, combine butter, onion, green pepper, and flour.
Begin to cook.
Add stewed tomatoes, and bring to near a boil.
Add water and salt.
Simmer for 20 minutes.
Add shrimp and oysters.
Continue to simmer for 15 more minutes.
Add tobasco, Worcestershire, and crab meat.
Simmer for another 15 minutes.
Serve hot over cooked rice.
Recipe Tip: Don’t hesitate to experiment. Try additional seafoods, as available.
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