Shrimp & Andouille Sausage Gumbo

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/3 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 celery ribs, coarsely chopped
• 2 medium onions, coarsely chopped
• 2 green bell peppers, chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano, crumbled
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons file powder
• 2 quarts stock (homemade vegetable or shrimp)
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 1/2 lbs andouille sausages (can use smoked andouille)
• 2 lbs medium shrimp, uncooked, peeled & deveined

Recipe

• 1 make roux by heating oil in a large dutch oven over high heat until almost smoking. add flour & stir until dark red-brown, about 8 minutes. immediately add celery, onions, & bell peppers. cook 5 minutes, stirring & scraping the bottom of the pan often. mix in bay leaves, salt, oregano, & cayenne. add & stir together stock, canned tomatoes, sausage,& filet seasoning . boil 15 minutes. (to add okra: reduce heat & simmer until okra is tender, about 15 minutes). add shrimp to gumbo & simmer until just cooked through, about 3 minutes.
• 2 serve in bowl & add 1 mound of freshly cooked long-grain rice on top.
• 3 optional:.
• 4 1/2 lb. okra, cut into 1/4-inch thick slices.
• 5 note:.
• 6 salt & pepper is not added during cooking as the natural salt in the ingredients is more than enough to season it. (please taste prior to seasoning before eating.).