New Orleans Cajun Seafood Gumbo Recipe
New Orleans Cajun Seafood Gumbo is filled with an assortment of seafood with fish, shrimp, crab, and oysters. The best spicy seafood gumbo – ever.
This iconic New Orleans stew is rich and spicy. This will become your new favorite gumbo, it’s filled with a variety of seafood, has the perfect amount of spice and the roux makes this a thick, rich stew.
The major difference between Creole and Cajun Gumbo is the base. Creole gumbo is a little more delicate and has a tomato base. Cajun gumbo is thick, rich and hearty and get’s it gorgeous coloring from the roux.
New Orleans Style Seafood Gumbo
Ingredients
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup flour
- 2 cups chopped onions
- 8 ribs celery - chopped
- 3 cloves garlic - minced
- 8 cups seafood broth - canned or from base
- 48 oz tomatoes - canned, diced
- 20 oz okra - frozen sliced, thawed
- 1 lbs crab claws
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1 T hot sauce - like Tabasco
- 2 large dried bay leaves
- 1/2 cup fresh minced parsley
- 2 t dried leaf thyme
- 2 t dried leaf basil
- 2 t dried leaf oregano
- 1 t sage
- 1 t pepper
- 2 lbs shrimp - medium, unpeeled
- 1 qt oysters - undrained, optional
- 1 lbs crab meat
- 1 lbs fish fillets - such as catfish or other firm white fish, cut in 1-inch pieces
- hot cooked rice
- file powder - optional
Instructions
- Combine oil and flour in a heavy skillet; cook over medium heat for 20 minutes, stirring constantly, until roux is dark. Be very careful to keep the roux from scorching. Stir in onion, celery, and garlic; cook 10 minutes, stirring often. Transfer mixture to a Dutch oven or large kettle.
- Add broth, tomatoes, okra, crab claws, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, bay leaves, parsley, thyme, basil, oregano, sage, and pepper; simmer 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Peel and devein shrimp. Add shrimp, oysters, crab meat, and fish to the pot; simmer 10 to 15 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaves. Serve gumbo over hot cooked rice and, if desired, sprinkle with file.
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