Grandpa's Seafood Gumbo

Name: Grandpa's Seafood Gumbo
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 lb Fresh shrimp; 2 pints Oysters; 2 lb Lump crab meat; 2 lb Mussels; 4 1/2 cup Flour; 3 cup Vegetable. oil; 2 cup Bell peppers chopped; 8 cup Onions chopped; 3 cup Celery chopped; 3 tbsp Garlic chopped; 3 can Whole tomatoes w/ juice hand squeezed; 1 can Tomato sauce; 3 tbsp Salt; 3 tbsp Black pepper; 2 tsp Cayenne pepper; 1 gallon Water; 3/4 cup Flat leaf Italian parsley chopped; 1 cup Green onions

Courtney Mainhart @chef_NP_CMarie

Laredo, Texas

Grandpa's Seafood Gumbo

Courtney Mainhart @chef_NP_CMarie

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Ingredients

60 mins

10 servings

3 lbFresh shrimp
2 pintsOysters
2 lbLump crab meat
2 lbMussels
4 1/2 cupFlour
3 cupVegetable. oil
2 cupBell peppers chopped
8 cupOnions chopped
3 cupCelery chopped
3 tbspGarlic chopped
3 canWhole tomatoes w/ juice hand squeezed
1 canTomato sauce
3 tbspSalt
3 tbspBlack pepper
2 tspCayenne pepper
1 gallonWater
3/4 cupFlat leaf Italian parsley chopped
1 cupGreen onions

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Steps

60 mins

1

In an extra large stock pot, make a roux by stirring flour and oil over medium-high heat until browned peanut butter color. Note: stir often and do not burn.
2

When roux is made, add onions, bell peppers, celery, and garlic. Cook, stirring, until veggies are limp, being careful not to burn.
3

Add hand squeezed tomatoes and juice, tomato sauce, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Cook until well blended.
4

Add water slowly, stirring to mix with roux. Cook for 50 min.
5

Just before serving, bring to a light bubbling simmer, add shrimp and mussels, cook 10 mins.
6

Add parsley, green onion, oysters, and crab meat, cook 5 mins. Don't overcook seafood. Serve immediately.