This is my very first(of many I hope) participation in this wonderful tradition. I know I am a week off the schedule(sorry), but we love gumbo,and I've never made it, so I wanted to take the opportunity of having a wonderful recipe to start my gumbo.
This gumbo recipe is provided by Sandi :
Seafood Gumbo
¼ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup all purpose flour
1# chicken pieces
1# large shrimp, bay scallops, oysters
1# Andouille sausage
32 oz chicken broth
2 bell peppers, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tsp salt & pepper
½ tsp cayenne pepper (more or less)
chopped parsley
bunch of green onions chopped
In a large pot, saute onions and peppers. Add sausage and brown. Add water, spices, and chicken; simmer until the chicken is cooked through (if you use chicken on the bone you can cool it and pull it now) Use this broth as a part of your chicken broth.
Start the gumbo by making your roux. Use a heavy skillet and stir together flour and oil until it is a cocoa brown and thick, smooth consistency. You will want to start adding some broth to the skillet to thin your roux, then pour the it into the big pot. Stir like hell. Add chicken broth, stir some more until there are no clumps.
Cover and simmer. This will help to thicken the gumbo. Add cleaned shrimp and scallops, cooking on medium heat till shrimp are pink (10 minutes) Add the delicate oysters last. Remove from heat. Let stand for 10 minutes.
Serve in a large bowl on top of a scoop of rice, with a garnish of green onions.
Well, being me, always forgetting something, I did not have any chicken in my freezer. And I really wanted to make the gumbo Wednesday night, so I just omitted the chicken, added more sausage and shrimp.
We had gumbo for dinner Wednesday, then for lunch Thursday. It was delicious! We both enjoyed it, and we will be making it again.
Thanks Sandi.
Comments (5)
We are both off schedule! It's fun to see how everyone's looks a bit different. Yours looks great!
Posted by Annie | February 1, 2009 1:09 PM
Posted on February 1, 2009 13:09
I have never made it either but seeing all the wonderful pictures of the Sunday Soupers has really enticed me to try it. Yours looks yummy!
Posted by María I. | February 1, 2009 8:30 PM
Posted on February 1, 2009 20:30
That looks delicious! Thanks for the comment on my paintings.
Posted by angie | February 2, 2009 10:04 AM
Posted on February 2, 2009 10:04
I'm glad you liked it~ We always make enough to save it for later.
Chicken or no chicken, I'm sure it was perfect.
Posted by sandi @ the whistlestop cafe | February 2, 2009 1:24 PM
Posted on February 2, 2009 13:24
Candi, that photo is gorgeous. The colours are so vibrant, my mouth is watering!
Posted by Anne | February 2, 2009 6:48 PM
Posted on February 2, 2009 18:48