Shrimp Gumbo Recipe
It's not Mardi Gras if you don't have gumbo! Enjoy this well-seasoned authentic gumbo, even if you're not from the bayou. Jo Ann Graham, Ovilla, TX
This recipe is:
Diabetic Friendly
Prep: 30 min.
Cook: 1 hour
Yield: 11 Servings
Ingredients
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup canola oil
3 celery ribs, chopped
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 carton (32 ounces) chicken broth
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 pounds uncooked large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 package (16 ounces) frozen sliced okra
4 green onions, sliced
1 medium tomato, chopped
1-1/2 teaspoons gumbo file powder
Hot cooked rice
Directions
In a Dutch oven over medium heat, cook and stir flour and oil until caramel-colored, about 12 minutes (do not burn). Add the celery, green pepper and onion; cook and stir for 5-6 minutes or until tender. Stir in the broth, garlic, salt, pepper and cayenne; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
Stir in the shrimp, okra, green onions and tomato. Return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Stir in file powder. Serve with rice. Yield: 11 servings.
Editor's Note: Gumbo file powder, used to thicken and flavor Creole recipes, is available in spice shops. If you don't want to use gumbo file powder, combine 2 tablespoons each cornstarch and water until smooth. Gradually stir into gumbo. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
Nutritional Facts 1 cup gumbo (calculated without rice) equals 159 calories, 7 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 102 mg cholesterol, 681 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 15 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 1 vegetable, 1 fat.
Originally published as Shrimp Gumbo in Taste of Home February/March 2010, p73
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