Easiest Way to Make Perfect Seafood Gumbo

Seafood Gumbo.

You can cook Seafood Gumbo using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Seafood Gumbo

1. You need 2 lbs of small uncooked shrimp.
2. You need 4 tablespoons of vegetable oil.
3. You need 2 tablespoons of flour.
4. Prepare 2 of each 9 or 10 ounce packages okra.
5. It's 2 of green onions chopped.
6. You need 1 quart of canned tomatoes.
7. Prepare 2 quarts of water.
8. It's 1 of bay leaf.
9. You need 1 teaspoon of salt.
10. It's 1 dash of red pepper.
11. You need 3 cloves of garlic or equal minced.
12. Prepare 1 lb of smoked (andouille) sausage cut into small pieces.

Seafood Gumbo instructions

1. Begin by cooking the okra in a Fry pan with 2 tablespoons of the oil and the green onions till all the slime disappears..
2. While cooking the okra, devein and peel the shrimp..
3. When okra is nearly dry, add tomatoes and stir occasionally to distribute. Remove from heat when pan bottom is clean and tomatoes are hot..
4. In another pan, add flour and 2 tablespoons oil on high heat till flour is brown. Stir continuously. Do not burn. This won't take long. Remove from heat immediately..
5. In a large pot, add the water, okra/tomatoes, sausage, seasonings, roux, and all the rest of the ingredients..
6. Cover and cook slowly for 2 hours. Stir occasionally to incorporate the roux and thicken the mixture. Serve like soup or over rice.

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