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Seafood Gumbo Recipe

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Gumbo is our unofficial state dish! Every Creole cook has a favorite gumbo recipe, and this is mine. Since gumbo means okra, that ingredient's a must!

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24 Servings
Prep: 20 min. Cook: 30 min.

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup vegetable oil
4 cups chopped onion
2 cups chopped celery
2 cups chopped green pepper
1 cup sliced green onion and tops
4 cups chicken broth
8 cups water
4 cups sliced okra
2 tablespoons paprika
2 tablespoons salt
2 teaspoons oregano
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
6 cups small shrimp, rinsed and drained, or seafood of your choice
1 cup minced fresh parsley
2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning

Directions

In a heavy Dutch oven, combine flour and oil until smooth. Cook over medium-high heat for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium. Cook and stir about 10 minutes more, or until mixture is reddish-brown.
Add onion, celery, green pepper and green onions; cook and stir for 5 minutes. Add chicken broth, water, okra, paprika, salt, oregano and pepper. Bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.
Add shrimp and parsley. Simmer, uncovered, about 5 minutes more or until seafood is done. Remove from heat; stir in Cajun seasoning. Yield: about 6 quarts.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 cup) equals 175 calories, 9 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 115 mg cholesterol, 1,574 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 12 g protein.

Seafood Gumbo published in Country August/September 1990, p51

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