Moriarty's Seafood Gumbo

By aggiemom220

Ingredients

• 6 Green Onions, chopped
• 1 1/2 Cups chopped onion
• 1 Med.Green Bell Pepper
• 1 Med. Red Bell Pepper
• 2 Med. Celery Stalks, chopped
• 4 Garlic Cloves, Minced
• 1 Cup of Canole Oil
• 1 Cup of All-purpose Flour
• 4 cups Chicken Broth (2 cans)
• 4 Cups water
• 2 dried Bay leaves
• 1 Tablespoon Salt
• 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried Oregano leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon dried Thyme leaves
• 1 pkg of skinless Kielbasa. sliced
• 2 Chicken Breast, cooked cut into bite size.
• 2 pkgs of uncooked,shrimp, peeled and
• deveined ( about 3 lbs)
• 1/2 Cup Chopped Parsley
• Gumbo file (optional)
• makes the flavors kick. :)

Details

Servings 18

Preparation

Step 1

1. Combine onions, bellpeppers, celery and garlic
in medium bowl; mix well.
2. Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat.
Gradually add flour, stirring constantly.
Cook 15 to 17 minutes, until flour mixture is a rich dark
brown color. (light choc milk), stirring constantly,
Be careful not to burn.
Add half the onion mixture; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Add remaining onion mixture; cook 2 minutes.
3. Remove from heat; gradually add 4 cups of chicken broth,
1 cup at a time. stirring constantly. Add 4 cups of water.
Increase heat to high; bring mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally.
4. Reduce heat; add bay leaves, salt, pepper, cayenne,
oregano and thyme. Simmer, covered 1 hour.
Add shrimp , chicken, and saugage;
cook until shrimp are opaque in the center. 5 to 10 minutes.
Remove from heat; add parsely and gumbo file, if using.
Flavors improve if the gumbo is refrigerated overnight.