Shrimp and Sausage Gumbo
Get a taste of New Orleans right at home with this hearty shrimp and andouille sausage gumbo.
Serves about 6
Serves about 6
Ingredients
- 4 ounces vegetable oil
- 4 ounces all-purpose flour (or gluten-free flour blend)
- 1 cup diced onion (about ½ of a large onion)
- ½ cup diced celery (1-2 large ribs)
- ½ cup diced green pepper (about ½ a green pepper)
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic (about 6 cloves)
- ½ cup peeled , seeded and chopped tomato (about 1 medium tomato)
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme , chopped
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 32 oz. seafood stock
- ½ pound andouille sausage , cut into half and then into ¼-inch pieces
- 1 pound raw large shrimp , peeled, tails removed, de-veined and cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 ½ cups uncooked white rice
- 1 tablespoon gumbo file powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together the vegetable oil and flour into a 5 to 6-quart cast iron Dutch oven. Place on the middle shelf of the oven, uncovered, and bake for 1 ½ hours, whisking 2 to 3 times throughout the cooking process.
- Once the roux is done (it should be dark brown, the color of chocolate), carefully remove it from the oven and set over medium-high heat. Add in the onions, celery, green peppers and garlic and cook, stirring constantly for about 5-7 minutes. Add the tomatoes, salt & pepper, thyme, cayenne pepper, and bay leaves and stir. Slowly add the shrimp broth while stirring constantly. Turn the heat down to low, cover and cook for 35 minutes.
- Meanwhile, brown the andouille sausage in a separate pan, and cook the rice according to package instructions.
- When the 35 minutes are up, turn off the heat, add the shrimp and sausage and stir to combine. Add the file powder while stirring constantly. Cover and allow to sit for 10 minutes. Fish out the bay leaves, and serve over rice.
Notes
Per serving (⅙ of recipe, does not include rice): 191 calories, 10g total fat, 2g saturated fat, 817mg sodium, 11g total carbs, 2g fiber, 1g sugar, 16g protein
Adapted from Alton Brown's Shrimp Gumbo