Shrimp Gumbo
- Ready In:
- 1hr 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 6 green onions
- 2 cups chopped okra
- 1 tablespoon bacon fat
- 1 cup chopped tomato
- 6 cups stock (I would use chicken)
- 1 red pepper
- 1 green pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 lb shrimp, cooked
directions
- Clean onions, reserving green tops.
- Chop and saute with okra in bacon fat.
- Add tomatoes and cook 5 minutes.
- Add stock, peppers, green onion tops cut into strips, thyme, bay leaf, and salt.
- Heat to boiling and cook 10 minutes.
- Add shrimp, cut into halves, cover closely and simmer 1 1/2 hours.
- Serve with rice.
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Reviews
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I can't help but agree with your father. I was born in Louisiana in 1940 and have enjoyed Shrimp Gumbo for many years. When you add sausage to it the shrimp flavor is overpowered. A friend of mine in La Rose said to me if it's not shrimp, it's not gumbo. His wife made wonderful gumbo and never put a hint of sausage near it. This is truly one of the original recipes. LR Beckwith
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I have lived in Louisiana all of my life as have some of the above reviewers. However, I also personally know quite a few "cajuns" who do not use a roux when they make a gumbo that has okra. In fact, I worked with a lady that was born a Landry and married a Desormeaux (true cajun people) and when I asked her where was the roux in her okra gumbo she looked at me like I had lost my mind and said "You don't put roux in an okra gumbo." I have not tried the above recipe simply because it is not to my personal liking. I prefer a gumbo with onions, celery, bell pepper, garlic and, yes, roux. Gumbo is like any other dish. A lot of it is simply personal preference. But to say it's not a gumbo, well, just don't say that around too many cajuns here in the Lafayette area.
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