Shrimp And Catfish Gumbo Recipes

CATFISH GUMBO

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the pepper, garlic salt, Cajun seasoning, and bay leaf and mix well; set aside. In a large pot, heat the vegetable oil over high heat. Add the onions, celery, and green peppers and stir. Add the flour and stir until blended. Add the chicken broth and stir until smooth. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, and okra and stir until mixed well. Add the hot sauce and seasoning mixture and mix well.
• Bring the gumbo to a boil and then reduce the heat to a simmer and simmer for 30 minutes, uncovered. Add the catfish and stir to mix well. Cover the pot and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve with rice.

CATFISH GUMBO

Steps:

• Saute green pepper, celery, onion, and garlic in hot oil in a Dutch oven until tender.
• Stir in broth and next 6 ingredients; bring to a boil.
• Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Cut catfish into 1-inch pieces; add to gumbo, and simmer 10 minutes.
• Stir in okra; cook an additional 5 minutes.
• Remove bay leaf.
• Serve over rice.

SHRIMP AND CATFISH GUMBO

Steps:

• Warm oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic. Cook until soft, about 10 minutes.
• Dissolve bouillon cubes in hot water. Pour into skillet. Stir tomatoes, okra, and shrimp into skillet. Season with salt, cayenne pepper, thyme, bay leaves, and crab boil. Bring to a boil; cover, and simmer 30 minutes.
• Place fish in skillet, return to boil; cover, and simmer 15 minutes more. Remove bay leaves, and serve.

SHRIMP AND CATFISH GUMBO

Steps:

• Warm oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic. Cook until soft, about 10 minutes.
• Dissolve bouillon cubes in hot water. Pour into skillet. Stir tomatoes, okra, and shrimp into skillet. Season with salt, cayenne pepper, thyme, bay leaves, and crab boil. Bring to a boil; cover, and simmer 30 minutes.
• Place fish in skillet, return to boil; cover, and simmer 15 minutes more. Remove bay leaves, and serve.

CATFISH AND OKRA GUMBO

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, add the oil. When the pan is hot, stir in flour using a hard plastic spatula to begin preparation of the roux.
• While preparing the roux, heat a pot of water with a teaspoon of sugar in it until it boils. Add corn and heat until bubbling again, then reduce heat to a simmer. Cover and cook for 8 minutes. Remove corn from water. When cool, cut kernels off the cob and set aside.
• Continue stirring and turning over the roux until the color resembles chocolate, about 15 minutes.
• Add the shallots, celery, okra, and bell peppers, cooking for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Add the tomatoes, garlic, and serrano pepper and cook for about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the stock, corn kernels, bay leaves, oregano, and thyme. Bring the liquid up to a boil, about 8 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium, and continue cooking for 15 minutes.
• While the stock is cooking, break the sausage into small pieces and cook in a separate pan until browned. Remove from pan and place on paper towel, but leave the rendered fat in the pan.
• Using the pan with the rendered fat, cook catfish on medium heat until cooked through, flipping over after a few minutes.
• Fold in the catfish and sausage, reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Add water, increasing or decreasing to achieve desired consistency. Remove from the heat. Remove bay leaves and discard.
• To assemble, ladle the gumbo into a bowl with rice.