Red Creole Crawfish Gumbo Recipes

CREOLE REDFISH GUMBO

Steps:

• Prepare the roux: In a large pot, heat the oil over medium-high until it's just shy of smoking. Slowly shake the flour into the oil, whisking until smooth. Reduce the heat to medium and continue whisking until the roux is a deep dark brown, 20 to 30 minutes, adjusting the heat as necessary to prevent burning.
• Using a wooden spoon, stir in the onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic. Cook another 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Stir in the stock. Bring to a boil and add the crabs (if using whole blue crabs), gumbo filé, bay leaves, salt, thyme, Worcestershire sauce and cayenne. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the flavors have melded, skimming off any foam or skin on the surface, about 1 hour.
• Toss the shrimp and fish with the Creole seasoning and stir into gumbo, along with the oysters and crab meat (if using). Simmer until the shrimp and fish are cooked, about 10 minutes. Add the hot sauce. Taste and season with more salt and hot sauce if necessary. Divide among soup bowls and top with rice and scallions.

RED CREOLE CRAWFISH GUMBO

Steps:

• Wash the fresh okra in cold tap water; then trim the stems and tips from the okra, cut into rounds.
• Heat the peanut oil in a large Gumbo pot over medium-high heat.
• Add the andouille sausage and cook, stirring often, to render out the fat, about 6-7 minutes.
• Add the fresh okra to the Gumbo pot and cook, stirring constantly, for 8 to 10 minutes
• Add the diced tomatoes, onions, green bell peppers, celery, and garlic and cook, stirring often, for 8 minutes, or until the okra and other vegetables are tender. Remove from the Gumbo pot and set to the side in a clean bowl till needed.
• Add 3 tablespoons of peanut oil to Gumbo pot, let heat then add 3 tablespoons of all-purpose flour to the oil; cook stirring constantly till it becomes an amber color. Careful not to scorch the roux. Reduce the heat to the lowest setting.
• One roux is done; place the veggies back to Gumbo pot; add the Creole seasoning, bay leaves, fresh chopped parsley, dried thyme, oregano, cayenne, kosher salt, freshly ground pepper, and the vegetable Stock to the Gumbo pot, turn heat up to medium-high heat.
• Stir the Gumbo pot and bring the contents to a low boil. Reduce the heat under the Gumbo pot to medium and simmer on low, uncovered, for about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Add the crawfish and cook, stirring occasionally, for 8 minutes.
• Remove the bay leaves, garnish with the parsley and green onion tops, and serve in shallow bowls over white rice.

SPICY RED FILE-THICKENED GUMBO WITH CRAWFISH AND ANDOUILLE

Steps:

• In a bowl blend together the crawfish seasoning mixture. Add the crawfish tails, and reserve in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours. Make the gumbo: Place the vegetable oil in a heavy skillet over high heat. When it's smoking, add the flour, about 1/3 at a time, whisking well after each addition. Cook over fairly high heat, whisking constantly, until the roux reaches a dark, reddish brown, about 10 minutes. If the roux seems about to burn (you'll start to notice a burning smell), move the pan off the heat for a few minutes continuing to whisk. When the roux is ready, add the garlic, onions, celery, bell peppers, and scallions. Place the pan over low heat, and cook the vegetables in the roux for 5 minutes. Bring the stock to a boil in a large soup pot. When the vegetables have cooked in the roux, add the roux-vegetable mixture to the boiling stock by 1/4 cupfuls, blending well. Crush the tomatoes in your hands, and add them, along with the liquid in the cans, to the soup pot. Add the bay leaves, thyme, oregano, allspice, cayenne, cloves, hot sauce and lemon juice. Bring to the boil, then reduce heat to a simmer, and cook for20 minutes, partially covered. Add the andouille and simmer the gumbo for another 20 minutes, partially covered. Add the seasoned crawfish tails, and simmer for 5 minutes. Off the heat, blend in the file powder, blending until the desired thickness is reached. Taste for seasoning. Serve immediately over rice. Garnish with the whole, boiled crawfish.;