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Big Charlie's Classic Gumbo

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PREP TIME
30 min
COOKING TIME
210 min
TOTAL TIME
240 min
SERVINGS
10 servings
Dinner
Big Charlie's Classic Gumbo
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 cups chopped onion
  • 3/4 cup chopped celery
  • 1 pound okra, chopped
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 pound cubed beef stew meat
  • 8 cups water
  • 1 (16 ounce) can whole tomatoes, undrained and chopped
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper
  • 1 pound andouille sausage, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 1/2 pound crabmeat, flaked
  • 1 pound medium shrimp - peeled and deveined
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
  • 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 lemon
  • file powder (see Note)
Instructions
1
Heat a large skillet over medium heat, then melt butter into it. Cook the garlic, onions, celery, and okra in unison until they turn a golden hue. Set the mixture aside momentarily.
2
In a substantial, heavy-bottomed stock pot, heat over medium-high heat. Combine 1/4 cup of butter with flour in the stock pot, stirring constantly until the mixture reaches a deep chocolate brown color. Stir in the previously prepared vegetable mixture and stew meat, cooking until both are evenly browned. Introduce water, tomatoes, and sugar into the stock pot, seasoning with parsley, thyme, bay leaves, salt, cayenne pepper, and black pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil, then decrease heat and let it simmer for 2 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally throughout.
3
Add shrimp, crabmeat, and andouille to the stock pot. Stir in hot pepper sauce and Worcestershire sauce into the mixture, ensuring everything is well combined. Remove seeds from a lemon and squeeze its juice into the stock pot. Continue to simmer for an additional 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4
Remove bay leaves from the stock pot and sprinkle with filé powder before serving over rice.