Louisiana Shrimp Gumbo

== Description ==
Makes 10 servings
== Ingredients ==
* ½ cup butter, margarine, or oil
* ⅔ cup flour
* 2 cups chopped onions
* 1 cup chopped celery
* 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
* 4 cloves garlic, minced
* ½ cup sliced green onion tops, divided
* ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
* 2 bay leaves
* 1 teaspoon salt
* ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
* ground red pepper
* 2 quarts hot chicken broth or water
* 2 pounds raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
* 3 to 4 cups hot cooked rice
* filé powder
== Directions ==
# Melt butter in large heavy pot (cast iron preferred).
# Blend in flour and stir over medium-low heat until roux is dark brown.
# Add onions, celery and green pepper; cook until vegetables are soft.
# Stir in garlic, ¼ cup onion tops, parsley, bay leaves, salt, and pepper; add hot broth.
# Simmer 2 hours.
# Add shrimp and cook 10 minutes.
# Stir in remaining ¼ cup onion tops.
# Remove bay leaves.
# Ladle into bowls.
# Stir in small amount of filé (⅛ teaspoon per cup) and top each with a mound of rice.
Category:Cajun Meat Dishes
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Category:Chicken stock and broth Recipes
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