Seafood Gumbo Recipe information

• Preparation time : 30 minutes
• Cooking time : 45 minutes
• Total time : 1 hour and 15 minutes
• Servings : 4
• Category : main plate
• Type of cuisine : Creole
• Calories : 413 kcal per serving

Seafood Gumbo ingredients for 4 people

• 2 smoked pork sausages
• 1 green pepper
• 1 yellow pepper
• 1 onion
• 3 okras
• 1 l of fish stock
• 2 teaspoons Cajun spices (cayenne, garlic, onion, smoked paprika, black pepper, cumin and thyme)
• 20 shrimps
• 1 celery branch
• Parsley
• 50 ml of oil
• 50 g of wheat flour
• Basmati rice
• Fish broth

How to make Seafood Gumbo

Roux is a mixture of flour and butter or oil that is used to thicken sauces. In this case, we are going to prepare a dark roux with oil. In a frying pan, over a low heat and with the help of a whisk, mix the 50 ml of oil with the 50 g of flour. Stir constantly so that the flour does not burn. In approximately 20 minutes, it will begin to take on the dark color that we need to make gumbo.

In a saucepan with 2 tablespoons of EVOO, sauté the chopped sausages.

Next, sauté the prawns on both sides. When they begin to change colour, set aside.

Cut the peppers and onion into brunoise. Slice the celery and okra. Sauté over low heat until the peppers are cooked.

Add the sausages to the casserole and stir.

Add the dark roux and stir well until well combined.
If you don’t know how to make roux for gumbo so watch this video:

Next, add the 2 teaspoons of the Cajun spice mix.

Pour in the fish stock, stir and cook over low heat for 45 minutes.

After this time, turn off the heat and add the shrimp.

Before serving, cook the basmati rice and garnish with okra, parsley and shrimp.

Easy preparation summary for Seafood Gumbo

1. Prepare the dark roux
2. Sauté the sausages and shrimps
3. Prepare the sofrito
4. Add the sausages and roux
5. Add the Cajun spices
6. Bathe with fish broth
7. Cook for 45 minutes
8. Add the shrimp and turn off the heat.
9. Preparing basmati rice
10. Serve with rice, sprinkled with parsley.