14 gumbo blue Recipes

shrimp, heads on, oil, blue crabs , live, bay leaves, head garlic, cut in 1/2, onion, ribs celery, carrot, crab boil seasoning (recommended : old bay), crushed red pepper, salt, water, peanut oil, chicken legs and thighs, all-purpose flour, oil, andouille or smoked sausage, onions, chopped, ribs celery, chopped, carrots, peeled and chopped, green pepper, chopped, chopped garlic, paprika, dried oregano, dried thyme, granulated onion, granulated garlic, crushed red pepper, black pepper, tomato paste, diced or stewed tomatoes, cut okra, frozen

andouille sausage, cut 1/4-inch thick rounds, roughly chopped celery, roughly chopped onions, roughly chopped green and/or red bell peppers, roughly chopped garlic, diced and drained tomatoes, creole seasoning of choice (recommended : j.o. spice seasoning), black pepper, salt, chopped fresh oregano, chopped fresh thyme, hot sauce, shrimp stock , recipe follows, shrimp, peeled and de-veined (save shells for stock), select oysters, blue crab claw meat , picked over, or 6 prime soft shell crabs, top shells peeled off, cut up, fresh or frozen okra, cut into 1/2-inch dice, sassafras or file powder, roux , recipe follows

live blue crabs (halved ), raw shrimp (peeled and deveined, with tails off ), fish fillets, such as red or 1 lb another firm (cut into pieces), sea scallops, oyster (in their liquor), butter, flour, onions (chopped ), celery ribs (finely chopped ), green bell pepper (finely chopped ), garlic (minced ), bay leaves, flat leaf parsley (chopped ), scallion (chopped , both white and green parts), shrimp or 2 quarts seafood stock (chicken stock may be substituted), salt and black pepper

all-purpose flour, vegetable oil, chopped onion, green bell peppers, finely chopped, blue crab, lobster tail, creole seasoning (preferably tony chachere s), shrimp, peeled and deveined, crabmeat, scallions, finely chopped, parsley, finely chopped, cooked white rice , for serving (optional)

qts. chicken stock (must be homemade!), flour, oil, chicken or guinea hen, without giblets, cut up, andouillesausage , sliced about 1/4 thick on the bias (you may substitute hot or mild smoked sausage if good andouille isn tsp available) and/or fresh creole hot sausage, browned, shrimp, peeled and deveined, blue crabs, cleaned, broken in half and claws pulled off (or for a more elegant looking gumbo, omit and instead add 1-1/2 lb lump white crabmeat, picked over for shells and cartilage), okra, sliced (leave out if you don tsp like okra, but be sure to add file at the end if you leave out the okra), onions, chopped, green onions with tops, chopped, bell peppers, chopped, ribs celery, chopped, several cloves garlic, minced, bay leaves, fresh parsley, chopped, black, white and cayenne peppers , to taste, salt to taste, few dashes tabasco , or to taste., file powder (only if you don tsp use okra!), steaming hot louisiana long-grain rice

all-purpose flour, vegetable oil, unsalted butter, onions, chopped, poblano pepper, chopped, celery ribs, finely chopped, garlic cloves, minced, whole tomatoes, chicken stock, clam juice, fresh okra, tops trimmed and halved lengthwise, bay leaves, lemon, juiced, kosher salt, cayenne, fresh thyme leaves, blue crabs, quartered (optional), shrimp, peeled and deveined, dozen oysters, shucked and liquid reserved, green onion, chopped, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, lump crabmeat, cooked white rice

butter, flour, onions, chopped, ribs celery, finely chopped, green bell pepper, finely chopped, garlic, minced, bay leaves, shrimp or seafood stock, blue crabs, halved, raw shrimp, peeled and deveined, fish fillets, such as red or another firm-fleshed , cut into pieces, chopped parsley, green onions, chopped, oysters , in their liquor, suggestion : cooked white rice

okra (fresh preferred ), oil, onions, large, chopped, tomato sauce, garlic powder, bay leaves, thyme, dried, parsley, chopped, salt, cayenne pepper, water, shrimp, peeled and deveined, margarine, blue crabs, cleaned, cut in half (raw ), crab (claw meat)

all-purpose flour, vegetable oil, unsalted butter, onions, chopped, poblano pepper, chopped, ribs celery, finely chopped, garlic, minced, whole tomatoes, chicken stock, clam juice, fresh okra, tops trimmed and halved lengthwise, bay leaves, lemon, juiced, kosher salt, cayenne, fresh thyme leaves, blue crabs, quartered , optional, shrimp, peeled and deveined, dozen shucked oysters , liquid reserved, green onions, chopped, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, lump crabmeat, suggestion : cooked white rice

olive oil, chopped onions, chopped celery, chopped green bell peppers, chopped red bell peppers, salt, fresh black pepper, peeled, seeded, and chopped tomatoes, minced garlic, minced shallots, fish stock, blue claw crabs, broken in half, crystal hot sauce, file powder, cold water, bay leaves, fresh minced oregano, fresh thyme leaves, rustic rub, peeled medium shrimp, shucked fresh oysters, with their liquid, cooked long-grain white rice, warm, chopped green onions, crusty bread, paprika, cayenne, freshly ground pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, dried oregano, dried thyme

butter, flour, onion, diced (about 2), celery, diced, chicken stock, okra, sliced, meat (cubed chicken, andouille sausage and or shrimp), diced tomatoes, gumbo file, salt, divided use (or to taste), rice, cooked, olive oil, green bell pepper, diced, garlic, minced, parsley, chopped

olive oil, garlic, peeled and chopped, blue crabs (gumbo crabs), shrimp shells (fresh, not frozen, plus heads ), jalapeno, minced and seeded, stalks celery, coarsely chopped (no leaves), carrots, peeled and coarsely chopped, leeks, split, cleaned and coarsely chopped, red bell peppers, seeded and chopped, onions, peeled and coarsely chopped, tomatoes, fish stock (or 1 quart water plus 1 quart white wine), fresh thyme sprigs, basil leaves, stemmed and chopped, saffron, olive oil, garlic, minced, mussels , scrubbed and de-bearded, seafood sausage (commander s ), fish fillets, cut into pieces (trout or sheepshead preferred), dry white wine (pinot grigio, sauvignon blanc or chardonnay are all good), oysters, shucked, leeks, split, cleaned and julienned, tomatoes, peeled and chopped, carrot, peeled and chopped, red pepper, seeded and julienned, baby new potatoes, quartered and blanched for five minutes, jumbo shrimp, peeled with tails left on, crabmeat, salt and pepper, to taste, fresh parsley, minced (for garnish )