Roux-Based Authentic Seafood Gumbo with Okra

Ingredients

Contains: milk, wheat, soy, fish, shellfish (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

• 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

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

1. In a heavy Dutch oven over medium heat, whisk the flour and vegetable oil together and stir constantly for 20 to 30 minutes until the roux turns a deep brown, reducing the heat if it darkens too fast.

2. Add the butter, celery, green onions and green bell pepper to the roux and cook, stirring, for 8 minutes until the vegetables soften.

3. Stir in the water, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, salt, hot pepper sauce and dried thyme. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes.

4. Add the frozen chopped okra and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the okra is tender and no longer slimy.

5. Add the catfish pieces and simmer for 8 minutes until the fish is opaque and flakes easily, heating to at least 145°F (63°C).

6. Add the peeled and deveined shrimp and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes until the shrimp are pink and opaque, cooking to 145°F (63°C).

7. Stir in the gumbo file powder and the last 1/2 teaspoon of salt off the heat, adding more salt to taste.

8. Ladle the gumbo into bowls and serve hot over cooked rice if you have it.