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Seafood and Okra Gumbo with Alligator Sausage

Posted on Jun 11th, 2021
by Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group
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  • Main Course
  • Seafood Recipes
Seafood and Okra Gumbo with Alligator Sausage

In the world of gumbos, there are few diehard rules. The only inviolable one is that the gumbo taste good. While this one does bow to tradition with okra as an ingredient, it also strays from the traditional path in calling for alligator sausage (although smoked pork sausages can be substituted).

Alligators, which are legal game in Louisiana, are harvested for their hides as well as their meat. The tail is the edible part, and its subtle flavor might be compared to white meat of chicken or white veal.

Seafood and Okra Gumbo with Alligator Sausage

Seafood and Okra Gumbo with Alligator Sausage

Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 14 servings

Equipment

  • A heavy 10-inch skillet
  • A long-handled metal whisk or wooden spoon
  • A heavy 8-quart saucepan or Dutch oven

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • ¼ pound 1 stick unsalted butter
  • 4 tablespoons fresh garlic minced
  • 4 cups onions chopped
  • 2 cups green sweet peppers chopped
  • 1½ cups celery sliced
  • 3 whole bay leaves
  • 2 cups fresh ripe tomatoes chopped
  • 1 pound alligator sausage cut in half-inch slices
  • 3 tablespoons Creole seasoning
  • 1 rounded tablespoon fresh thyme leaves minced
  • 10 cups crab stock preferred or seafood stocks
  • 1 tablespoon fresh Italian flat-leaf parsley leaves minced
  • 2 cups okra trimmed and sliced , fresh (preferred) or frozen
  • ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce optional
  • 1½ tablespoons Crystal brand pepper sauce or other relatively mild pepper sauce
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt plus to taste
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper plus to taste
  • 1 pound medium shrimp peeled with tails removed
  • ½ pound crab claw meat picked through
  • ¾ pound shucked oysters not drained
  • green onions thinly sliced (green parts only), for garnish
  • long-grain white rice cooked, for serving
  • pepper sauce hot or mild, for the table
  • saltine crackers or crusty French bread, for the table

Instructions
 

  • For the roux, in a heavy 10-inch skillet combine the oil and flour. Place the skillet over medium-high heat and cook for three minutes, mixing constantly and thoroughly with a long-handled metal whisk or a wooden spoon until smooth.
  • Reduce heat to medium, and continue cooking the roux, whisking or stirring constantly so it doesn’t scorch, until it turns a peanut-butter brown, about nine minutes. Remove from heat and continue whisking constantly until the roux stops getting darker, about three minutes. Set aside.
  • In a heavy 8-quart saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook until it just starts to turn golden brown (the color of a pumpkin-pie filling), about one minute, stirring constantly. Stir in the onions, sweet peppers, celery, and bay leaves and cook and stir for one minute.
  • Add the tomatoes, sausage, Creole seasoning, and thyme to the pan, stirring well. Cook until all the vegetables are tender, about five minutes, occasionally stirring and scraping the pan bottom clean.
  • Stir in the stock and parsley, mixing well, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Gradually add the reserved roux, stirring constantly until all the roux is thoroughly blended in.
  • Stir in the okra, Worcestershire, the 1ó tablespoons mildly hot pepper sauce, 1 tablespoon kosher salt, and ó teaspoon pepper. Simmer for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • If you’re making the gumbo ahead, which is preferable, let it cool at this point, then cover and refrigerate it until it is time to reheat and proceed with the recipe.
  • Next, stir in the shrimp and crabmeat and let the shrimp cook about half way, about two minutes. Do not overcook the shrimp.
  • Add the oysters and bring to a boil, skimming any foam. Continue cooking just until the oysters are plump and their edges curl, one to two minutes more.
  • Remove from heat. Season the gumbo with more kosher salt and pepper if needed.
  • Serving Suggestions: If prepared ahead, which is preferable, do not add more salt and pepper at this time. Instead, let the gumbo cool down and refrigerate in a covered container. Just before serving, reheat until all the ingredients are just hot so the seafood doesn’t overcook, then season with more kosher salt and pepper if needed.
  • If serving immediately, season the gumbo with more kosher salt and pepper to taste before dishing out. Serve the gumbo, garnished with a light sprinkle of green onions, in heated cups or bowls over rice, or pass the rice at the table, along with hot or mildly hot pepper sauce and saltine crackers or crusty French bread.

Notes

This gumbo is especially good when made a day ahead to allow the flavors to marry. Recipe for 14 appetizer servings or 7 main-dish servings.
Seafood and Okra Gumbo with Alligator Sausage
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Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group

Ralph Brennan has welcomed guests to his tables for over three decades with the vision of preserving and celebrating Louisiana’s rich bounty of food and culture. Where the culinary culture of New Orleans is concerned, you don't get much more in-the-thick-of-it than Ralph Brennan. A third generation scion of the family whose name is synonymous with New Orleans restaurants, he is steeped in the industry as a consummate professional - and as an enthusiastic wine and food connoisseur, in the truest sense of the word.

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