Subj : 10/12 Nat'l Gumbo Day - 2 To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Sun Oct 10 2021 22:25:00 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Verina's Northwest No-Okra Gumbo Categories: Stews, Seafood, Vegetables, Rice, Chilies Yield: 13 Servings 1 c Oil 1 c All-purpose flour 1 lb Onions; minced 1 lb Bell peppers; stemmed, - seeded, minced 3 qt Fish broth; directions below 2 lb 26-30 per lb shrimp 2 lg (3 lb. ea) cooked Dungeness - crabs, cleaned, cracked 1/2 lb Shelled, cooked Dungeness - crab 1 1/2 lb Kielbasa; in 1" chunks 2 Jars (10 oz. ea) sm Olympic - or Pacific oysters Liquid hot pepper seasoning 1/4 c Chopped parsley 12 c (to 14 c)hot cooked long- - grain white rice Salt Pour oil into a heavy 10" to 12" frying pan on medium- high heat; when oil is hot (about 325ºF), add flour all at once. Stir often until roux is a rich, deep caramel color, 7 to 8 minutes. Off the heat, dump in the onions and bell peppers all at once. Stir until foaming stops and vegetables are soft, about 1 minute. Meanwhile, in a 12 to 16 quart pan, bring broth to boiling; stir in the hot roux. If made ahead, cover and chill up until next day. Cover and reheat to simmering. Devein shrimp in shell by sliding a thin wooden skewer into back and under vein, then gently pulling vein out; repeat in several places along back. Rinse shrimp; add all at once to broth with crab in shell, crab meat, sausage, and oysters (with liquid). Cover and simmer very gently so flavors mingle, 15 to 30 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons hot pepper seasoning. Transfer gumbo to a large serving bowl and sprinkle with parsley. Ladle portions over rice in wide soup bowls. Add liquid hot pepper seasoning and salt to taste. Makes 12 to 14 servings. Fish broth. Rinse well 1 pound cod or rockfish, about 4 pounds heads, bones, and trimmings from white-flesh fish such as cod, rockfish, lingcod, sole, or halibut; put into a 10 to 12 quart pan. Add 4 quarts water, 2 large (about 1 lb. total) chopped onions, 4 dry bay leaves, 2 teaspoons black peppercorns, 2 bottles (8-oz. size) clam juice, and 2 ribs celery (chopped). Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer 5 to 6 hours. Pour broth through a fine strainer into a large bowl; discard residue. Boil on high heat, uncovered, until reduced to 3 quarts. If made ahead, cover and chill up until next day, or freeze for longer storage. Makes 3 quarts. Recipe by Sunset Publishing Corp. 1990 From: http://findarticles.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... "Some age, others mature." -- Sean Connery --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - telnet://tinysbbs.com:3023 (1:229/452) .