Oyster Gumbo

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Oyster Gumbo

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup oil

  • 1/2 cup flour

  • 2 cups chopped onions

  • 2 cups chopped green bell pepper

  • 1 cup chopped celery

  • 2 cloves garlic, minced

  • 1 gallon fish stock or

  • 1 gallon shrimp stock

  • 2 teaspoons salt

  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

  • 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste

  • 2 bay leaves

  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley

  • 1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined

  • 3 pints fresh oysters, with their liquor

  • Filé powder to taste

  • 6 cups cooked long-grain white rice

Instructions

Heat the oil in a large pot, add the flour, and cook the roux, stirring constantly, until it is a deep reddish-brown. Add the onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic. Cook, stirring constantly, until vegetables are tender.

Add stock, seasonings and parsley. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for 30 minutes over low heat.

Add the shrimp, oysteres and oyster liquor. Cook for 5 more minutes, just until the shrimp turn pink.

Place 1/2 cup cooked rice in a shallow bowl, and ladle gumbo over and around it. Sprinkle filé on each serving to taste.