Recipe of the week | Seafood gumbo

Just before the weekend, all readers who cook ask themselves this eternal question: what are we going to eat? To inspire you, The Press suggests a recipe that will make your mouth water.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients for Seafood Gumbo

• 700 g large fresh peeled shrimp
• 700 g of crab meat
• 1 liter of chicken broth
• 500 g chorizo, sliced
• 1 cup vegetable oil (plus 2 tablespoons for cooking sausages)
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cups chopped yellow onion
• 1 cup chopped green pepper
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 2 tbsp. tablespoon crushed garlic
• 1 package of frozen sliced ​​okra (around 300 g)
• 1 bottle of amber beer (355 ml)
• 2 tbsp. Cajun seasoning (see below)
• 3 tbsp. tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 C. teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 cup chopped green onion
• White rice cooked for serving

Preparing Seafood Gumbo

1. In a cast iron casserole dish, cook the sausages until browned. Remove and reserve.
2. Add the rest of the oil to the casserole and heat over high heat.
3. Add the flour and stir with a wooden spoon, making sure the flour does not stick to the pan and burn.
4. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring frequently, until the roux turns a dark caramel color. This will take approximately 30 minutes.
5. Add Cajun seasoning, green pepper, onion and celery and cook for 10 minutes, stirring often.
6. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
7. Add the beer and stir well.
8. Pour in the chicken broth, mixing well.
9. Add the Worcestershire sauce, thyme and bay leaves, along with the reserved sausage. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer for 1 hour.
10. Sweat the okra by lightly sautéing it for 5 to 8 minutes in a pan. To book.
11. Add the green onions and shrimp to the casserole dish. When the shrimp are pink, remove the pot from the heat and add the crab meat and okra while stirring.
12. Serve with white rice. Add the rice to the okra when serving.

Cajun seasoning

Ingredients for Cajun Seasoning

• 3 tbsp. tablespoon of paprika
• ½ tsp. tablespoon of sugar
• 2 tbsp. tablespoon of garlic powder
• 2 tbsp. tablespoon of salt (or to taste)
• 1 C. cayenne pepper
• 1 C. tablespoon of onion powder
• 1 C. tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 C. tbsp dried thyme
• 1 C. tbsp freshly ground black pepper

Preparing Cajun Seasoning

1. Mix all ingredients.

Published on lapresse.ca on February 12, 2021.