Doc’s Seafood Gumbo
(from saymyname’s recipe box)
Source: Doc's Seafood Shack & Oyster Bar, Orange Beach, Alabama
Serves 22 peopleCategories: Main Dish, Seafood, Stew
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 lb skinned boneless chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces
- 2 cups chopped onions
- 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 (7/8 ounce) package brown gravy mix
- 3 tablespoons dried parsley
- 3 tablespoons browning sauce
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, suace
- 2 tablespoons Old Bay Seasoning
- 1 tablespoon garlic salt, plus
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 tablespoon seasoning salt, plus
- 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoons liquid crab boil
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 (16 ounce) package frozen sliced okra
- 1 3/4 lbs unpeeled medium raw shrimp (31/40 count)
- 1 lb white fish fillet, cut into bite size pieces
- 1 lb fresh crabmeat
- 1/4 cup file powder
- hot cooked rice
Directions
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Heat oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over med-high heat.
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Add in chicken; saute 5 minutes or until browned.
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Remove chicken, reserving drippings in stockpot.
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Add onion, bell pepper, and celery; saute 4 minutes or until tender.
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Gradually add 7 cups water, stirring to loosen particles from bottom of stockpot.
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Return chicken to stockpot.
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Combine gravy mix and 1 cup water, stirring well.
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Add gravy mixture, parsley flakes, and the next 10 ingredients to stockpot.
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Cover and bring to a boil.
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Decrease heat, and simmer, uncovered, 45 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally.
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Peel shrimp and devein.
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Add fish to gumbo mixture; cook 5 minutes.
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Add shrimp and crabmeat; cook 3 minutes or until shrimp turn pink.
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Add file powder; cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally or until thickened.
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Remove and discard bay leaves.
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Remove gumbo from heat; serve over hot rice.