30 Minute Sausage and Shrimp Gumbo
Servings: 4 -6 bowls
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon canola oil
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 green bell pepper chopped
- 1 cup celery chopped
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 2 tablespoon all purpose flour
- 1/2 pound smoked beef sausage halved and cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 1 cup frozen orka thawed (optional)
- 1 can 14-1/2 ounces diced tomatoes, undrained
- 2 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 teaspoon cajun or creole seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1 cup cooked white rice
- 1/2 cup green onions
Instructions
- In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Cook onions, bell pepper and garlic in oil 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in flour. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until flour has cooked off, about 2-3 minutes.
- Stir in remaining ingredients except shrimp and rice. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Stir shrimp into gumbo. Cover and simmer about 5 minutes or until shrimp are pink and firm. Stir in cooked rice and remove bay leaf.
- Serve soup and sprinkle with green onions.