Soup Recipes: Recipe for Mixed Seafood Gumbo - Lobster, Shrimp, Crab & Scallops with a little Sausage as well.

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Mixed Seafood Gumbo

8 ounces Cajun sausage or kielbasa, cut in 1 inch slices
1/3 cup olive oil
1 pounds okra, stems removed (frozen and thawed okay)
2 cups diced onions
1 cup each coarsely chopped green and red bell pepper
4 cloves garlic, minced
5 cups chicken stock
3 cups canned whole plum tomatoes, drained and slightly crushed
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons salt or to taste
2 teaspoons freshly ground pepper or to taste
1 bay leaf
1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
12 ounces sea scallops
12 ounces cooked lobster meat
8 ounces crabmeat
2 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley, chopped

Method

In large dutch oven, saute sausage until brown (approximately 15 minutes). Remove from pot and set aside.

Add half the oil to pot. Stir in okra and cook over medium heat until slightly soft, approximately 15 minutes. Add remaining oil and onions, bell peppers, and garlic. Stir and cook 10 minutes.

Add chicken stock, tomatoes, cumin, cayenne, salt and pepper, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. When boiling immediately lower heat to maintain a medium simmer. Let simmer for 30 minutes.

Add cooked sausage, shrimp, and scallops. Simmer 5 minutes. Add lobster, crabmeat, and parsley, adjust seasonings, and heat through (2-3 minutes).

According tot your taste for heat, you can add extra hot sauce on this seafood gumbo recipe.

Contributor: pat ciesla

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