Shrimp and Okra Gumbo Recipe

Shrimp and Okra Gumbo Recipe

from southernliving.com
90 min
12 servings

A seafood gumbo is thickened with okra and packed with shrimp to make a low-country classic stew. This simple and easy-to-make recipe will have you making gumbo like a pro, as it comes together in just an hour and a half.

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoonsbutter
  • 2 cupsfinely chopped onion
  • 1 ½ cupsfinely chopped green bell pepper
  • 1 ½ cupsfinely chopped celery
  • 5garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 ½ teaspoonsdried thyme
  • 1 ½ teaspoonstable salt
  • 1 teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper
  • 3cans diced tomatoes
  • 2packages frozen cut okra, thawed
  • 1container chicken broth
  • 2bay leaves
  • 2 poundsunpeeled, medium-size raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1 tablespoonhot sauce
  • 1 teaspoonfilé powder
  • hot cooked rice

Directions

  1. 1

    Melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium; add onion and next 3 ingredients, and sauté 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in thyme, salt, and pepper, and cook 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, okra, broth, and bay leaves.

  2. 2

    Bring to a boil over medium-high; cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 30 minutes. Add shrimp, hot sauce, and filé powder. Cook 3 to 5 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink. Remove and discard bay leaves. Serve over rice.