Best Crabs And Okra Recipes

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SEAFOOD OKRA GUMBO



Seafood Okra Gumbo image

Provided by Emeril Lagasse

Categories     appetizer

Time 1h10m

Yield 12 first-course servings or 8 main-course servings

Number Of Ingredients 34

1/2 cup Italian plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup chopped onions
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh garlic
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh shallots
1/4 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped green bell peppers
2 quarts fish stock
1 cup diced firm-fleshed fish, such as grouper, tile, monk or sea bass (about 1/2 pound)
1/4 cup chopped red bell peppers
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
Black pepper
6 bay leaves
1 tablespoon minced fresh basil leaves
1 teaspoon minced fresh oregano leaves
1 teaspoon stemmed fresh thyme
1 cup fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined, (about 1/2 pound)
1 cup sliced fresh okra, (about 8 large)
2 teaspoons Creole Seasoning, recipe follows
1 cup shucked fresh oysters, in their liquor
1 cup fresh lump crabmeat, picked over for shells and cartilage
1 teaspoon file powder (ground sassafras), (available in specialty food stores)
4 cups cooked white rice
Chopped green onions, for garnish
2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon dried thyme

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a large pot over high heat, add onions, celery and bell peppers, and saute 1 minute. Season with salt and 4 turns of pepper and saute 1 minute. Add the tomatoes, garlic, and shallots, and saute, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes more.
  • Stir in stock, then add fish, Worcestershire, hot sauce, bay leaves, basil, oregano and thyme, and bring to a boil. Cook over high heat, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Reduce heat to medium.
  • Stir in shrimp, okra and Creole seasoning, and simmer 10 minutes. Fold in oysters and crabmeat and simmer 5 minutes more. Skim the impurities from the top of the gumbo, turn the heat to high and boil vigorously 5 minutes. Slowly sprinkle in the file, stirring to incorporate thoroughly, and cook, stirring, 2 minutes more.
  • To serve, ladle gumbo into bowls or soup plates, add rice and sprinkle with green onions.
  • Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
  • Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch, published by William Morrow, 1993.

ROUX-BASED AUTHENTIC SEAFOOD GUMBO WITH OKRA



Roux-Based Authentic Seafood Gumbo with Okra image

This from-scratch gumbo takes a little bit of time, but is well worth the effort! No bouillon, chopped tomatoes, chicken, sausage, or bacon here! Impress your Cajun friends with this wonderful gumbo. Serve over white rice with a side of French bread. Enjoy!

Provided by KRANEY

Categories     Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes     Stews     Gumbo Recipes

Time 1h55m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 18

½ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped green onions
1 green bell pepper, chopped
6 cups water
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons salt, or to taste
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®), or to taste
½ teaspoon dried thyme
1 pound frozen chopped okra
1 pound catfish, cut into 2-inch pieces
1 ½ pounds peeled and deveined shrimp
1 tablespoon gumbo file powder, or to taste
½ teaspoon salt, or to taste

Steps:

  • Put flour into a Dutch oven or large heavy pot and add flour. Turn heat to medium-high, put the pot on the burner, and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until thick and bubbly, has a 'peanutty' smell, and is dark brown, about 10 minutes. Set aside to cool and thicken.
  • Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir celery, green onions, and bell pepper in hot butter until tender, about 10 minutes; add to pot with the roux.
  • Stir water, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, 2 teaspoons salt, hot pepper sauce, and thyme into the vegetable mixture. Bring the mixture to a gentle boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 1 hour.
  • Stir okra into the vegetable mixture and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Add catfish, stir gently, and cook until the flesh is easily flaked with a fork, about 5 minutes. Gently stir shrimp into the mixture; cook until the shrimp are bright pink, about 3 minutes. Season with the file powder and salt; stir.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 344.3 calories, Carbohydrate 15.2 g, Cholesterol 159.2 mg, Fat 20.4 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 25.4 g, SaturatedFat 4.3 g, Sodium 1129.5 mg, Sugar 3.1 g

SHRIMP AND OKRA GUMBO



Shrimp and Okra Gumbo image

I like to add crabmeat to this hearty soup as well. Serve over rice with crusty French bread. Garnish with fresh parsley.

Provided by Tara

Categories     Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes     Stews     Gumbo Recipes

Time 2h15m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 pounds medium shrimp - peeled and deveined
salt and pepper to taste
cayenne pepper to taste
½ cup olive oil
2 pounds chopped okra
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 tomato, chopped
1 cup chopped onion
4 cloves garlic, minced
½ cup chopped celery
½ cup chopped green bell pepper
12 cups water
½ cup chopped green onions

Steps:

  • Season the shrimp with salt, pepper and cayenne to taste and set aside. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the okra and saute for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the tomato paste, tomato, onion, garlic, celery and green bell pepper and saute for 15 more minutes.
  • Add the water and season to taste. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 45 minutes. Add the shrimp and simmer for 20 more minutes. Finally, add the green onion to the soup and stir thoroughly.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 393.5 calories, Carbohydrate 18.1 g, Cholesterol 230 mg, Fat 20.9 g, Fiber 6.3 g, Protein 34.8 g, SaturatedFat 3.1 g, Sodium 270.2 mg, Sugar 4.6 g

GOOD NEW ORLEANS CREOLE GUMBO



Good New Orleans Creole Gumbo image

I am going to give you my gumbo recipe. I learned to cook from my mother and grandmother who were born and raised in New Orleans and really knew how to cook. Most of the time, you could not get them to write down their recipes because they used a 'pinch' of this and 'just enough of that' and 'two fingers of water,' and so on. This recipe is a combination of both of their recipes which I have added to over the years. Serve over hot cooked rice. The gumbo can be frozen or refrigerated and many people like it better the next day. Bon appetit!

Provided by Mddoccook

Categories     Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes     Stews     Gumbo Recipes

Time 3h40m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 24

1 cup all-purpose flour
¾ cup bacon drippings
1 cup coarsely chopped celery
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
1 large green bell pepper, coarsely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound andouille sausage, sliced
3 quarts water
6 cubes beef bouillon
1 tablespoon white sugar
salt to taste
2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®), or to taste
½ teaspoon Cajun seasoning blend (such as Tony Chachere's®), or to taste
4 bay leaves
½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
1 (6 ounce) can tomato sauce
4 teaspoons file powder, divided
2 tablespoons bacon drippings
2 (10 ounce) packages frozen cut okra, thawed
2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
1 pound lump crabmeat
3 pounds uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Steps:

  • Make a roux by whisking the flour and 3/4 cup bacon drippings together in a large, heavy saucepan over medium-low heat to form a smooth mixture. Cook the roux, whisking constantly, until it turns a rich mahogany brown color. This can take 20 to 30 minutes; watch heat carefully and whisk constantly or roux will burn. Remove from heat; continue whisking until mixture stops cooking.
  • Place the celery, onion, green bell pepper, and garlic into the work bowl of a food processor, and pulse until the vegetables are very finely chopped. Stir the vegetables into the roux, and mix in the sausage. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium-low heat, and cook until vegetables are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat, and set aside.
  • Bring the water and beef bouillon cubes to a boil in a large Dutch oven or soup pot. Stir until the bouillon cubes dissolve, and whisk the roux mixture into the boiling water. Reduce heat to a simmer, and mix in the sugar, salt, hot pepper sauce, Cajun seasoning, bay leaves, thyme, stewed tomatoes, and tomato sauce. Simmer the soup over low heat for 1 hour; mix in 2 teaspoons of file gumbo powder at the 45-minute mark.
  • Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons of bacon drippings in a skillet, and cook the okra with vinegar over medium heat for 15 minutes; remove okra with slotted spoon, and stir into the simmering gumbo. Mix in crabmeat, shrimp, and Worcestershire sauce, and simmer until flavors have blended, 45 more minutes. Just before serving, stir in 2 more teaspoons of file gumbo powder.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 283.1 calories, Carbohydrate 12.1 g, Cholesterol 142.6 mg, Fat 16.6 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 20.9 g, SaturatedFat 5.9 g, Sodium 853.1 mg, Sugar 2.8 g

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