Best Jims Famous Seafood Gumbo Recipes

SEAFOOD GUMBO

Steps:

• In a large, heavy saucepan or dutch oven melt butter and whisk in flour until smooth. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until roux is a peanut butter color, about 20 minutes.
• Immediately add onions, celery, bell pepper, garlic, and bay leaves and cook until vegetables are very soft, about 8 minutes. Add stock and whisk to combine. Bring to a boil, skim surface, and reduce heat to a simmer. Add crabs and cook for 1 1/2 hours, until thickened and flavorful. If gumbo seems too thick, thin with water or seafood stock.
• Add shrimp and fish and cook for 5 to 7 minutes, or until shrimp turn pink and fish is cooked through. Add oysters (with their liquor), parsley, and green onions, and cook until edges of oysters curl, about 5 to7 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary, and serve in large bowls over hot white rice.

SEAFOOD GUMBO

Steps:

• In a heavy Dutch oven, combine flour and oil until smooth. Cook over medium-high heat for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium. Cook and stir about 10 minutes more or until mixture is reddish brown. , Add the onion, celery, green pepper and green onions; cook and stir for 5 minutes. Add the chicken broth, water, okra, paprika, salt, oregano and pepper. Bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes. , Add shrimp and parsley. Simmer, uncovered, about 5 minutes more or until seafood is done. Remove from heat; stir in Cajun seasoning.

SEAFOOD GUMBO

Steps:

• Combine the red, white, and black peppers, paprika, thyme, oregano, bay leaf, and salt; set aside.
• In a heavy pot, 5 quart or larger, heat oil over medium heat, warming the pot first. Add onions, celery, and green pepper. Turn heat to high. Stirring frequently, add garlic, file, hot sauce, and the pepper-herb mixture. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add tomato sauce, and stir as it reduces over high heat. Add fish stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• When ready to serve, add shrimp, oysters, and crabmeat. Cover, and wait 5 minutes. Turn off heat, and let stand for 10 minutes. Serve.

SEAFOOD GUMBO

Steps:

• Make the spice mix: Place all ingredients in a bowl and stir until combined. Set aside 2 tablespoons to add to the gumbo and reserve the rest for another use in an airtight container.
• Make the gumbo: In a heavy 4- to 5-quart pot, heat the butter and oil over medium heat. Once the butter begins to bubble slightly, add the flour and stir with a wooden spoon or heatproof spatula to form a smooth paste.
• Cook the mixture, stirring continuously, for 10 to 13 minutes to make a chocolate-colored roux. Make sure to scrape the bottom and sides of the pot to avoid burning. It is important to keep a very close eye on the roux during this step. The roux can go from a nutty color and aroma to burnt beyond repair in a matter of minutes. Lower the heat as needed.
• Immediately add the onion, garlic, celery, bell pepper and tomatoes and stir well. The vegetables will stop the roux from overcooking and burning. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables start to stick to the pan, 5 to 10 minutes. Add the dried shrimp, if using, tomato paste and 2 tablespoons spice mix and cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes.
• While whisking, slowly add the stock and whisk until the stock is completely blended with the roux and vegetable mixture. Add the okra, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce and let simmer for 50 minutes over very low heat, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon. Add the lobster, crab, scallops and shrimp and simmer just until cooked through, about 10 minutes more.
• Season the gumbo to taste with salt and pepper and serve over rice.

SEAFOOD GUMBO - NEW ORLEANS STYLE

Steps:

• In a large, heavy-bottomed pan, over medium heat, heat oil until hot.
• Add flour, whisking constantly.
• As roux turns from sand colour to light brown to caramel colour, turn down heat.
• Continue cooking and whisking constantly until roux is a dark brown colour.
• Increase heat to medium and add garlic, yellow onions, celery and bell peppers to roux.
• Cook 10 minutes.
• Add oregano, thyme and cayenne.
• Add clam juice, water, green onions and parsley, stirring until combined; bring to a gentle boil; Reduce heat to low, and simmer.
• Add white fish and shrimp, cook for 10 minutes.
• Add salt, pepper and Tabasco.
• Reduce heat to extremely low and simmer covered, for 1 hour- stirring frequently to prevent flour from burning.
• Remove from heat and serve over white rice.

CAJUN SEAFOOD GUMBO

Steps:

• Prepare rice according to package directions.
• Make roux by browning flour in melted shortening.
• Add celery, onions and bell pepper and cook slowly until onion is clear.
• Add other ingredients with exception of shrimp and parsley.
• Simmer for at least 1 hour.
• Add shrimp about 10 minutes before serving.
• Just before serving add parsley.
• Serve over hot cooked rice.

ULTIMATE TIME-CONSUMING SEAFOOD GUMBO

Steps:

• STOCK: Bake shrimp shells at 375 degrees F until dried and starting to brown on edges.
• About 15 to 20 minutes.
• Put everything into an 8-quart pot and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and cook 5 hours, uncovered.
• When stock is cooled, drain all liquid from the vegetables (I squeezed by hand), then discard all solids.
• GUMBO: Combine the cayenne, white and black peppers, paprika, thyme, oregano, bay leaf and salt in small bowl.
• In a heavy pot, 6 quart or larger, heat oil over medium heat until hot.
• Add onions, celery, and green bell peppers.
• Turn heat to high, stirring frequently.
• Add garlic, file powder, and the pepper-herb mixture.
• Cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add tomato sauce and stock, bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add okra and sausage and simmer for 30 more minutes, stirring occasionally.
• When ready to serve, add all seafood and cook for 3 minutes.
• Turn off heat, and let stand for 10 minutes, covered.
• Serve over long-grain rice.