Description
Easy gumbo recipe you can make right now.
Ingredients
- 1 ham steak
- 1/2 lb of shrimp Medium, 41-50
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1 large onion - finely chopped
- 2 celery stalks - finely chopped
- 1 bell pepper chopped
- 28 oz can diced tomatoes
- 4 cups fish broth or chicken broth
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 1/2 tsp creole seasonings (if you want it spicier, add more)
- 1 Tbsp canola oil
- 10 oz frozen and thawed chopped okra
Instructions
- Clean and dry shrimp well. Toss shrimp with 1 tsp of creole seasoning.
- Heat 5 quarter dutch oven (Affiliate Link) with 1 Tbsp of oil. Cook shrimp for 2 - 3 minutes but not fully cooked. Remove shrimp from the pan to a separate bowl.
- Add 1/3 cup of oil to 5-quart dutch oven (Affiliate Link), stir in 1/3 cup of flour, stir roux to smooth, and allow to cook until darkened but not burnt—about 8 minutes.
- Stir in onions, pepper, and celery until tender, about 4 minutes.
- Add canned tomatoes, broth, okra, bay leaf, and tsp of creole or more than bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer for 30 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- Add cooked ham and shrimp for 5 minutes until heated through. Remove bay leaf and serve warm over rice.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: soup recipe
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: American, creole
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 295.14 kcal
- Sugar: 3.16 g
- Sodium: 2626.08 mg
- Fat: 15.32 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.02 g
- Trans Fat: 0.06 g
- Carbohydrates: 9.58 g
- Fiber: 2.67 g
- Protein: 29.01 g
- Cholesterol: 82.15 mg