Roux-Based Authentic Seafood Gumbo with Okra

Roux-Based Authentic Seafood Gumbo with Okra
  • Roux:
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • Vegetables:
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 1 cup chopped green onions
  • 1 green bell pepper, chopped
  • Tomato Sauce and Spices:
  • 6 cups water
  • 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 teaspoons salt, or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®), or to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • Seafood and Okra:
  • 1 pound frozen chopped okra
  • 1 pound catfish, cut into 2-inch pieces
  • 1 1/2 pounds peeled and deveined shrimp
  • Last Addition:
  • 1 tablespoon gumbo file powder, or to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste


  1. Put flour into a Dutch oven or large heavy pot and add flour. Turn heat to medium-high, put the pot on the burner, and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until thick and bubbly, has a 'peanutty' smell, and is dark brown, about 10 minutes. Set aside to cool and thicken.
  2. Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir celery, green onions, and bell pepper in hot butter until tender, about 10 minutes; add to pot with the roux.
  3. Stir water, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, 2 teaspoons salt, hot pepper sauce, and thyme into the vegetable mixture. Bring the mixture to a gentle boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 1 hour.
  4. Stir okra into the vegetable mixture and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Add catfish, stir gently, and cook until the flesh is easily flaked with a fork, about 5 minutes. Gently stir shrimp into the mixture; cook until the shrimp are bright pink, about 3 minutes. Season with the file powder and salt; stir.

05/17/2018
Roux-Based Authentic Seafood Gumbo with Okra, recipe PT15M PT1H 5 455 calories

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