Shrimp And Andouille Sausage Gumbo

Category: Soups, Stews and Chili

Cuisine: American

Ready in 4 hours

Ingredients

1/2 c Vegetable oil

2 Green bell peppers; chopped

; slices

2 Bay Leaves

; 1/4 inch thick

1/2 lb Okra; trimmed, cut

1/2 ts Cayenne pepper

1/2 c All purpose flour

4 Celery stalks; coarsely

2 ts Dried oregano; crumbled

2 lb Uncooked medium shrimp;

; (28-ounce)

1 lb Smoked andouille or kielbasa

1 cn Plum tomatoes; drained,

; crosswise into

; 1/4-inch-thick

Freshly cooked long-grain

; lengthwise,sliced

2 Tomatoes; seeded, diced

2 md Onions; coarsely chopped

2 ts Salt

5 Bottles clam juice;


Directions

Heat oil heavy large Dutch oven over high heat until almost smoking. Add flour and stir until dark red-brown, about 8 minutes. Immediately add celery, onions and bell peppers. Cook 5 minutes, stirring and scraping bottom of pan often. Mix in bay leaves, salt, oregano and cayenne. Add clam juice, canned tomatoes and sausage. Boil 15 minutes. Add okra, reduce heat and simmer until okra is tender, about 15 minutes. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to simmer before continuing.) Add shrimp to gumbo and simmer until just cooked through, about 3 minutes. Mound rice in soup bowls. Ladle gumbo over. Sprinkle with tomatoes. Serves 8. Bon Appetit November 1992

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