Steps to Prepare Any-night-of-the-week Mike's New Orleans Old School Seafood Gumbo

Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, mike's new orleans old school seafood gumbo. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Mike's New Orleans Old School Seafood Gumbo is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Mike's New Orleans Old School Seafood Gumbo is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook mike's new orleans old school seafood gumbo using 34 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Mike's New Orleans Old School Seafood Gumbo:

1. Make ready ● For The Simple Roux
2. Prepare AP Flour
3. Prepare Bacon Grease
4. Prepare ● For The Seafood
5. Make ready Raw Jumbo Gulf Shrimp [de-veined - de-shelled & de-tail
6. Prepare Pre-Steamed Crawdad Tails [shell free & rinsed of any s
7. Make ready Pre-Steamed Lump Crab Meat [fresh or canned - picked thr
8. Prepare ● For The Meats
9. Make ready Pre-cooked Andouille Sausage [rough chopped]
10. Make ready ● For The Fresh & Canned Vegetables
11. Prepare EX LG Green Bell Pepper [seeds & membranes removed - fine chop
12. Get EX LG White Onion [fine chopped]
13. Prepare LG Celery Stalks [fine chopped with leaves]
14. Get Garlic Cloves [fine minced]
15. Get Can Stewed Tomatoes [hand crushed]
16. Make ready Can Tomato Sauce
17. Get ● For The Seasonings
18. Prepare LG Bay Leaves
19. Get Filo
20. Get Granulated Sugar
21. Take Tabasco Or Louisiana Hot Sauce [or, more to taste - we us
22. Get Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning [or, more to taste + gar
23. Take Dried Thyme
24. Take Beef Bouillon Powder
25. Make ready Gumbo File Powder
26. Prepare Worshestershire Sauce
27. Get Red Pepper Flakes
28. Take Seafood, Beef Or Chicken Stock [low sodium]
29. Get ● For The Sides [as needed]
30. Prepare Jalapeño Corn Bread
31. Take Louisiana Or Tabasco Hot Sauce
32. Get Tony Satcheries Creole Seasoning
33. Take Potato Salad
34. Prepare White Rice

Steps to make Mike's New Orleans Old School Seafood Gumbo:

1. Here's what you'll need. Crawdad tails and 12 cups seafood stock not pictured. Sorry. The students got a bit ancy in their picture taking between their dips in the pool and hot tub!
2. Make your simple roux by whisking your flour and bacon grease together in a large, heavy based saucepan over medium heat to form your smooth brown roux. Whisk constantly for 40 - 45 minutes. Or, until your roux achieves a mahogany color. Know the hardest part of your roux will be the time it takes her to fully brown. Be patient and be sure not to burn. ● Authors Tip: Always save your un-burnt bacon grease in a tightly sealed jar in the fridge. It'll last forever and always comes in handy!
3. A completed, darkened roux. This literally makes the gumbo! You should be smelling a delicious nutty scent by the time this specific color develops!
4. Fine chop your hard vegetables. [trinity = celery, bell peppers & onions] Mince your garlic as well.
5. Rough chop your pre-cooked Andouille Sausage.
6. Add your vegetables in the roux and mix in your sausage. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat and simmer until your vegetables are slightly tender. About 10 minutes but again, stir constantly.
7. If you'd like - create your own seafood stock with your leftover fluids from your de-thawed shrimp, shells, tails and excess fluids from your seafood bags. Add a total of 12 cups water. Boil for 15 minutes and fine strain. Add seafood stock to pot. This is so much better than plain old water! Chicken or beef stock works as well in a pinch.
8. Now, bring roux, vegetables, broth, bouillon and all seasonings to a simmer for 30 minutes except for filet powder. Add filet 15 minutes and stir prior to serving while at a heavy simmer. Pull bay leaves out following that simmer.
9. Add your de-thawed, de-veined, de-shelled and de-tailed raw jumbo shrimp and simmer on high for two minutes. You don't want to over cook them. Then, add pre-steamed crab meat and crawdad tails for 1 minute longer and simmer on high. Just enough to heat them. ● Authors Note: Both Gulf and East Coast Raw Jumbo Shrimp were used in this recipe out of necessity today. I usually only use Jumbo Gulf Coast Shrimp. This explains the color variations below if you're at all curious by the photo below.
10. ● Authors Tip: Always save your un-burnt bacon grease in a tightly sealed jar in the fridge. It'll last forever and always comes in handy!
11. Rinse pre-steamed crawdad tails of any silt - as there WILL be some - then rough chop. To be added in the last 1 minute of cooking. Just enough time to heat them and finish up the shrimp. ● Authors Note: You can purchase crawdad tails at any Walmart in the frozen seafood section. Much like the roux - these little bad boys really do make the dish!
12. Pre-steamed lump crab meat. Carefully pick thru for any crab shells. To be added in the last 1 minute of cooking. Just enough time to heat them and finish up the shrimp.
13. Enjoy your authentic taste of NOLA! [new orleans]
14. It's even better if left to sit overnight in the fridge. She'll darken a bit as she sets. This dish is also great for busy, "on the go," work lunches!
15. This is always a traditional egg-celent chilly side to any Gumbo. See my recipe for, "Mike's Old Fashion Potato Egg Salad," under my profile to serve as a side dish if you'd like. Like Gumbo itself, it's so much better on the second day! Enjoy!

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