Papa'S Seafood Gumbo Recipe

Name: Papa'S Seafood Gumbo
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup canola oil; 2 cups flour; 2 medium onions; 4 -5 sticks celery; 5 -6 garlic cloves; 3/4 gallon white wine; 1 -2 lb polska kielbasa or 1 -2 lb other link sausage, cut into bite sized pieces; 1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce, approximately; 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper; 2 teaspoons pepper; 2 tablespoons cajun seasoning; 2 teaspoons Tabasco sauce or 2 teaspoons hot sauce; 2 (16 ounce) bags frozen cut okra; 10 (8 ounce) cans oysters; 3 lbs shrimp, 21/30 count raw, peeled; 2 1/2 lbs imitation crabmeat

Servings: persons

1 cup canola oil
2 cups flour
2 medium onions
4 -5 sticks celery
5 -6 garlic cloves
3/4 gallon white wine
1 -2 lb polska kielbasa or 1 -2 lb other link sausage, cut into bite sized pieces
1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce, approximately
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons pepper
2 tablespoons cajun seasoning
2 teaspoons Tabasco sauce or 2 teaspoons hot sauce
2 (16 ounce) bags frozen cut okra
10 (8 ounce) cans oysters
3 lbs shrimp, 21/30 count raw, peeled
2 1/2 lbs imitation crabmeat

1
Make a roe with the oil and flour in a skillet. Add more of either flour or oil as necessary. It should be a medium dark brown, and a thin syrup. You should have approximately 3 cups of roe when finished.
2
Add celery, garlic and onions to the roe and cook until translucent. Pour this into a very large 20 gallon stock pot.
3
Add white wine, and approximately 1 gallon water. Add more as necessary, this is hard to measure but it should be about 2/3 water and 1/3 wine.
4
In your original skillet, brown the sausage. Add this to the pot.
5
Add seasonings to taste.
6
Boil for 1-2 hours on medium high. When it starts to smell good, you know you are starting to get there. Start tasting at this point and add more seasonings as necessary.
7
Add okra and oysters.
8
Let cook for another 40 minutes or so.
9
Add shrimp and crab.
10
Let cook until shrimp is pink.
11
Serve over white rice.

1329

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* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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No specific allergen information. Please check the ingredient list for possible allergens.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 16 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 cup canola oil, 2 cups flour, 2 medium onions, 4 -5 sticks celery, and more.

Yes, Papa'S Seafood Gumbo falls under the Seafood category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Reheat gently before serving.

Papa'S Seafood Gumbo

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