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Gumbo à la Creole
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Gumbo à la Creole

19 ingredients 3 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1293
Calories
76g
Protein
32g
Fat
174g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 14 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Oyster 6 medium (84g) 81
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Okra 1 cup (100g) 33
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Meat not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 5 cups fish stock
  • 1 28-ounce can tomatoes
  • 2 dozen or 3 cups shucked oysters (drain; reserve liquid)
  • 1 10-ounce package frozen sliced okra
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons lemon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
  • Bouquet garni*
  • 1/2 pound cubed boneless white fish
  • 1/2 pound peeled deveined shrimp
  • 1/2 pound crab fingers or crab meat
  • 1 tablespoon gumbo file
  • 6 cups hot cooked rice
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Directions

1

Saute onion in oil until well browned. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, until a deep brown color is obtained. Stir in fish stock, tomatoes, liquid from oysters, okra, salt, lemon pepper, black pepper, red pepper and bouquet garni. Cook, uncovered, about 30 minutes.

2

Add fish, shrimp, crab fingers and oysters. Continue cooking about 10 minutes or until shrimp turn pink and oysters begin to curl. Remove bouquet garni.

3

Just before serving, add gumbo file. Never let gumbo boil after file is added. Serve in shallow bowls with rice.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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