SEAFOOD GUMBO
Here is a real heartwarmer for sweater season. It calls for a lot of ingredients, but don't be dismayed. You can easily eliminate some or make substitutions. Don't like shrimp? Go with 100 percent fish. Or vice versa. You can also add ham or sausage (like tasso ham or andouille sausage) for a bit more heartiness. Historically, the word gumbo denotes the presence of okra (also called gumbo), and it's used here. Another conventional gumbo component and important ingredient in African-based Creole cooking is filé powder, the crushed leaves of the sassafras tree. Then, there is usually a dark roux made of vegetable oil and flour in authentic New Orleans gumbo. All three of these ingredients - okra, filé powder and the dark oil-and-flour roux - are the thickening agents for this fairly spicy dish.
Provided by Jacques Pepin
Categories dinner, one pot, seafood, soups and stews, main course
Time 1h
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- In a large saucepan or stockpot, bring the water to a boil. Add the fish and shrimp, stir, and cook over high heat for about 4 minutes. (The water will not have returned to a boil.) With a slotted spoon remove the seafood; place in a bowl, cover, and set aside. Reserve the poaching liquid.
- Meanwhile, in a small skillet mix the oil and flour together, and cook over high heat for about 1 minute, until it sizzles. Reduce the heat to low, and cook for about 15 minutes, stirring every minute or so, until the roux is a deep mahogany color. Add the sliced onions to the mixture, stir, and then add the roux and onions to the reserved poaching liquid, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil, still stirring, and add the rice, stirring well to incorporate it.
- Add the remaining ingredients except for the reserved fish and shrimp and the filé powder. Stir, bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to low. Cover, and boil gently for 20 minutes. Stirring, sprinkle the filé powder on top, mix and cook for another 5 minutes.
- If serving immediately, add the cooked fish and shrimp, return to a boil, and serve. If serving later, reheat at serving time, adding the cooked fish and shrimp at the last minute to warm them through.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 307, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 32 grams, Fat 11 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 21 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 1057 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams
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