Gumbo..... Georgia Style!

"I love gumbo, but I have always hated that EVERYONE seems to put OLD BAY and or bay leaves in it. Both of which I cant stand the flavor of, too over powering and that is all you can taste. so I played with some receipes and this is what I came up with. I always make a big batch so, I share with my coworkers, family etc. I recently had a coworker tell me that his wife, a self named conneseure of all things creole, tell him that mine was the best she had ever had anywhere! I was so flattered that I thought I would share...."
 
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Ready In:
50mins
Ingredients:
16
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a heavy deep soup pot, heat olive oil on med/hi heat. Open 1 can of broth for standby, put onion and celery into oil stir until all are coated with oil. Let simmer, when they start to sweat and oil starts to dissipate add small amounts of broth to soften veggies, after 5 minutes add in Okra (USE CUT UP KIND). Add remainder of broth; bring to a boil for 10 minutes. With a measuring cup, scoop out ¼ cup (+/-) of broth and set aside. Add in remainder of ingredients EXCEPT Shrimp and Flour. Let simmer for about 20 minutes.
  • Mix ¼ cup of flour into reserved broth and mix until it is no longer lumpy. Mixture should be thick but still liquid. Pour into gumbo and simmer until okra is soft. Add shrimp, turn heat off, cover and let sit for 5 minutes, shrimp will cook in the heat of the gumbo.
  • Serve with rice.

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Well, I am a mother to two great kids, who are sometimes picky eaters. I however LOVE to cook, eat etc. I am married to a wonderful man that has changed our lives! I have always had a knack for being able to re- create dishes I've eaten in restaurants etc. But I love to create my own stuff too. I could spend the entire day in the kitchen..... if I didn't have to wash the dishes! Luckily, I married a man that loves to eat as much as I love to cook (hense out slight weight gain)
 
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