Easy New Orleans Creole gumbo recipes
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What is gumbo?
Gumbo is a thick seafood-based soup similar to the French bouillabaisse.
While not a particularly complicated dish, it does take time to cook down properly and a deft hand to time the seasonings. If the thickener is added too early, the soup will become too thick (and mostly inedible). Practice however makes for perfect gumbo.
Cajun vs Creole
Cajun and Creole gumbo are different
So what's the difference? It's easy to tell them apart.
Cajun gumbo gets its colour from the roux -- it's just short of "burnt". You will also see a lot of "things" floating in it -- chicken and vegetables. There will also be a garnish of green onions or parsley.
Creole gumbo is based on bouillabaisse. It is fish or seafood soup with tomatoes and a thicker (file' or okra). It also won't be as spicy as Cajun gumbo.
Creole gumbo recipes
Creole gumbo recipe
- Serves: 8
- Total Time: 3 hours
Use okra or file' in this dish. Putting both in means you will have a very thick glue-like substance; it's not soup.
Serve your gumbo over rice with a side of buttered French bread.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs of shrimps
- 4 quarts of seafood stock
- 2 lbs sliced okra or 3 T ground file'
- 1 large chopped onion
- 1 chopped green pepper
- 1 clove of minced garlic
- 6 diced plum tomatoes
- Generous pinch of cayenne pepper
- Pinch of salt
- Pinch of pepper
- 2 bay leaves
Instructions
Saute all vegetables until softened. Add garlic and cook for two minutes. Add the stock and tomatoes.
Let this cook down for about 1:30. Add shrimps and cook for 10 minutes on medium heat. Add salt, pepper, cayenne, and file' (if using). Stir thoroughly and cook an additional ten minutes.
Remove the bay leaves, then serve.
More Creole gumbo recipes
- Chicken and Seafood Gumbo
- This classic gumbo recipe features chicken, seafood and the Holy Trinity of Cajun and Creole cooking--onions, celery and bell pepper.
- Creole Gumbo by Antoine's Restaurant - Recipes from New Orleans Restaurants
- Recipe for Creole Gumbo Antoine's Restaurant
- Juanita's Creole Gumbo Recipe
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- New Orleans gumbo
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