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  Home > Cajun and Creole Recipes > Shrimp Gumbo
 


Shrimp Gumbo

  
   
   
   
Ingredients -  
   
1 10-ounce package frozen cut Okra
1 14-1/2-ounce can Diced Tomatoes
1/4 cup Butter
2 cups chopped Cajun Vegetables
2 cloves Garlic, chopped
2 teaspoons Tomato Paste
2 teaspoons Cajun Spices
2 Bay Leaves
1/4 teaspoon ground Allspice
2 teaspoons crushed Red Chilies
1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
Fresh Ground Black Pepper
2 cups Seafood or Chicken Stock
1/4 cup Red-Brown Roux
1-1/4 pounds medium Shrimp
1 teaspoon File Powder, optional
  
   
Preparation:  
   
Combine okra and crushed tomatoes in a pan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer gently for 15 minutes.

Cook the Cajun vegetable in butter for 2-3 minutes, add garlic and cook for 20 minutes.

Add okra and tomato mixture to Cajun vegetables with tomato paste, Cajun spices, bay leaves, allspice, crushed red chilies, Worcestershire sauce and pepper. Stir for 2 minutes. Add stock and roux and cook 15 minutes more.

Add shrimp and simmer gently until just cooked, season to taste and stir in the file powder, if using.