Shrimp and Sausage Gumbo Recipe

Serves/Makes: 16

Ingredients:

• 4 pounds uncooked large shrimp, peeled, deveined
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 8 large celery stalks, chopped
• 4 medium onions, chopped
• 4 green bell peppers, chopped
• 8 cloves garlic, chopped
• 6 large fresh thyme sprigs
• 4 bay leaves
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 4 teaspoons dried oregano, crumbled
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 6 (8-ounce) bottles clam juice
• 2 (28-ounce) cans diced tomatoes in juice
• 2 pounds andouille sausages or other fully cooked spicy smoked sausages, halved lengthwise, sliced 1/2-inch thick
• 2 (16-ounce) bags frozen cut okra
• 12 cups cooked long-grain white rice
• Chopped drained roasted red peppers from jar

How to cook Shrimp and Sausage Gumbo:

• Set 6 to 8-quart pot over high heat. Add oil; heat until almost smoking. Add flour; stir with wooden spoon until flour is dark red-brown, about 5 minutes. Immediately add celery, onions, and bell peppers; cook 8 minutes, stirring often. Add garlic, thyme, bay leaves, salt, oregano, and cayenne; stir to blend.
• Transfer half of vegetable mixture to another 6 to 8-quart pot. Add 3 bottles clam juice, 1 can tomatoes with juices, add 1 pound sausage to each pot; bring to boil, stirring often. Boil 15 minutes. Add 1 bag okra to each pot. Reduce heat to medium; simmer until okra is tender, about 15 minutes.
• Add half of shrimp to each pot. Simmer over medium heat until shrimp are just opaque in center, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Mound rice in center of each of 16 bowls. Ladle gumbo over. Garnish with red peppers.

Note:
The Shrimp and Sausage Gumbo recipe easy to prepare and so good!

Comments:
Gumbo is a stew or soup originating in Louisiana which is popular across the Gulf Coast of the United States and into the U.S. South. It consists primarily of a strong stock, meat and/or shellfish, a thickener, and the vegetable “holy trinity” of celery, bell peppers, and onion. The soup is traditionally served over rice.

This recipe for Shrimp and Sausage Gumbo serves/makes: 16

The Shrimp and Sausage Gumbo recipe is adopted from Bon Appetit Magazine – December 2002.

Main Ingredient: Shrimp 
Preparation Method: Soup/Stew
Cuisine: Cajun