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Bubba’s Shrimp Gumbo

By Bubba Hiers

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Difficulty: Easy

Prep time: 20 minutes

Cook time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Servings: 8

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon butter
  • 3/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 chopped yellow onion
  • 1/4 cup chopped celery
  • 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
  • 2 cloves minced garlic
  • 1 cup sliced fresh okra
  • 3 cups shrimp stock
  • 2 cups bottled clam juice
  • 1 cup canned diced tomatoes with juice
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
  • 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 1/2 cups sliced diagonally cooked smoked sausage
  • 2 lbs cleaned and deveined shrimp
  • cooked for serving white rice

Directions

In a large heavy saucepan, over low heat, melt 1 cup of the butter. Add the flour, and cook on low heat until the roux is dark brown; about 30 to 45 minutes, stirring constantly. *Cook’s Note: Brown does not mean burnt; if you burn the roux you have to throw it out and start over again.

Add the onions, celery, peppers and garlic and saute until translucent.

Mix in the okra and the remaining ingredients, including the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter, and simmer over medium-low heat until thick, about 1 hour. Before serving, remove the bay leaves. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve over white rice, if desired.

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Karen

December 23, 2016
Can that be correct.. Cook butter and flour for 30 to 45 minutes?

Mary

September 28, 2015
This gumbo is out of this world. I made a few changes to make it a little heartier, but the flavor was already all there. I halved the shrimp and added some chicken thighs to the simmer soup. After about a half an hour, I pulled them out, shredded them, and added them back in. They were so rich and buttery, even. I also more than doubled all the veggies and still thought I could have added more. I brought this over to my boyfriends house and he's already asked me to make another pot because we didn't have enough leftovers. So good!

Toya

January 16, 2015
Great!

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