Seafood Gumbo

Jul 11, 2025

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Servings
6-8
Course
Entree

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Louisiana Gulf shrimp, with the shells on
  • 1 lb Louisiana Gulf shrimp, peeled
  • 16 oz crab claw meat
  • 8 oz raw oysters, already shucked
  • 1 lb Louisiana crawfish
  • 2 medium yellow onions, diced
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 2 heaping tbsp jar roux
  • 1 - 5 oz box gumbo mix
  • 1 can Captain Coby’s Cajun Seasoning
  • 4 cups medium grain Louisiana rice, cooked

Instructions

  1. In a large soup pot, bring water to a rolling boil. Add in 2 heaping tablespoons of jar roux. Add in 5 oz of dry gumbo mix and let cook for 30 minutes.
  2. At the 30 minute mark, add in crab meat, as well as onions and peppers and bring back to a rolling boil. Cook for 10 minutes, then add in the rest of the seafood.
  3. Let cook for 15 minutes, serve over rice, and enjoy one of the best gumbos you have ever had in your life.

Coby Bailey focuses on preparing his dish on the Great American Recipe.

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