Slow-Cooker Recipe: Seafood Gumbo
I just got into slow cooking and I'd like to share this delisious recipe.
Slow-Cooker Recipe: Seafood Gumbo
This recipe skips the tedious steps and hard-to-find spices of traditional gumbos without compromising any of the flavor. Serve over rice.
1/2 pound sliced bacon, diced
2 stalks celery, sliced (1 1/2 cups)
1 medium onion, sliced (1 cup)
1 green pepper, chopped (1 1/2 cups)
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups chicken broth
1 14-ounce can diced tomatoes
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1 pound large raw shrimp, cleaned
1 pound fresh or frozen crabmeat
1 10-ounce box frozen okra, thawed and sliced crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces
In a large skillet, over medium heat, cook the bacon until crisp. With a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to a 4- to 6-quart slow cooker. Discard all but a thin coating of fat from the skillet. Add the celery, onion, green pepper, and garlic to the skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Spoon the vegetables into the cooker and add the broth, tomatoes (with their liquid), Worcestershire, salt, and thyme. Cover and cook on low heat for 4 hours, or on high for 2 hours. Add the shrimp, crabmeat, and okra, and cook 1 hour longer on low heat or 1/2 hour longer on high.
Tip: Once the ingredients are in the pot and the slow cooker is simmering, don't lift the lid. Heat and steam escape. If you do, you'll lose an estimated 20 minutes of cooking time.
Yield: Makes 6 servings
NUTRITION PER SERVING
CALORIES 273(27% from fat); FAT 8g (sat 2g); CHOLESTEROL 204mg; CALCIUM 222mg; CARBOHYDRATE 11g; SODIUM 1757mg; PROTEIN 38mg; FIBER 2g; IRON 4mg
I substituted 1 lb. of shrimp to replace the crab and it was WONDERFUL!!! You could also sustitute it with chicken and I bet it would be delish! Hearty portions. I servedd mine over a bed of three rice and lentil blend. Great nutty taste. Everyone was screaming for more! This is rated EASY and a keeper!
Slow-Cooker Recipe: Seafood Gumbo
This recipe skips the tedious steps and hard-to-find spices of traditional gumbos without compromising any of the flavor. Serve over rice.
1/2 pound sliced bacon, diced
2 stalks celery, sliced (1 1/2 cups)
1 medium onion, sliced (1 cup)
1 green pepper, chopped (1 1/2 cups)
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups chicken broth
1 14-ounce can diced tomatoes
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1 pound large raw shrimp, cleaned
1 pound fresh or frozen crabmeat
1 10-ounce box frozen okra, thawed and sliced crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces
In a large skillet, over medium heat, cook the bacon until crisp. With a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to a 4- to 6-quart slow cooker. Discard all but a thin coating of fat from the skillet. Add the celery, onion, green pepper, and garlic to the skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Spoon the vegetables into the cooker and add the broth, tomatoes (with their liquid), Worcestershire, salt, and thyme. Cover and cook on low heat for 4 hours, or on high for 2 hours. Add the shrimp, crabmeat, and okra, and cook 1 hour longer on low heat or 1/2 hour longer on high.
Tip: Once the ingredients are in the pot and the slow cooker is simmering, don't lift the lid. Heat and steam escape. If you do, you'll lose an estimated 20 minutes of cooking time.
Yield: Makes 6 servings
NUTRITION PER SERVING
CALORIES 273(27% from fat); FAT 8g (sat 2g); CHOLESTEROL 204mg; CALCIUM 222mg; CARBOHYDRATE 11g; SODIUM 1757mg; PROTEIN 38mg; FIBER 2g; IRON 4mg
I substituted 1 lb. of shrimp to replace the crab and it was WONDERFUL!!! You could also sustitute it with chicken and I bet it would be delish! Hearty portions. I servedd mine over a bed of three rice and lentil blend. Great nutty taste. Everyone was screaming for more! This is rated EASY and a keeper!
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