Seafood Gumbo, Microwave

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (4 1/2 ounce) box zatarians gumbo base mix
• 6 cups water
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 2 tablespoons zatarains creole seasoning
• 4 bay leaves
• 1 cup seasoning (frozen mixed vegetables)
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon zatarian crab boil
• 1 bell pepper (chopped)
• 4 celery ribs (chopped)
• 6 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce or 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 8 ounces water chestnuts, chopped
• 8 ounces bamboo shoots
• 2 -3 redfish fillets, cut up (for it's strong flavor)
• 1 lb crawfish meat
• 1 lb crabmeat (natural)
• 1 lb okra, cut up
• 1 lb corn kernel
• 1 lb andouille sausage (cajun seafood sausage)
• 4 cups rice, with
• 2 tablespoons zatarains crab boil
• 1 lb medium shrimp
• 2 lbs small shrimp (very small)

Recipe

• 1 combine ingredients down to the dish and cook for 30 minutes on high in the microwave.
• 2 remove bay leaves.
• 3 divide into two parts, save one part for future use (the next time that you make this recipe).
• 4 combine fish, crabmeat, crawfish, okra, corn and andouille sausage.
• 5 cook 40 minutes on 80% power and set aside.
• 6 cook the rice --- with crab boil added here to cut down its loss during cooking.
• 7 add the shrimp to the meat and sauce.
• 8 i use 2 very large bowls to mix the ingredients by hand (after they have cooled down).
• 9 pour on top of individual servings of rice or mix rice and sauce together.
• 10 reheat each serving.
• 11 note; the shrimp is not cooked until the individual servings are reheated in the microwave (2 to 3 minutes at 80%).