Recipe name:
Creole Gumbo Pot
Recipe category:
Appetizers
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Recipe detials:
1 sm Eggplant 2 ts Salt 3 tb Olive oil 1 lg Onion, chopped 1 Red pepper, seeded, diced 1 Garlic clove, crushed 2 ts Paprika 1/2 ts Hot chili powder 4 oz Fresh okra 3/4 c Frozen corn, thawed 2 c Boiling chicken stock 1 cn Tomatoes in tomato juice -(8 oz) 2 tb Long grain white rice 8 oz Peeled cooked medium-size -shrimp, thawed if frozen Salt to taste Fresh ground pepper to taste Fresh dill sprigs (opt) Trim stalk end from eggplant. Cut in 1/2" pieces and place in a colander. Sprinkle with 2 teaspoons salt; let stand 30 minutes. Rinse under cold water and drain well. Heat olive oil in a saucepan. Add eggplant, onion, red pepper and garlic and fry over low heat 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in paprika and chili powder and cook gently 2 minutes. Trim stalk ends from okra and discard. Cut okra in quarters. Add okra, corn, chicken stock and tomatoes to eggplant mixture. Break up tomatoes with a spoon. Stir in rice, cover and simmer gently 25 minutes or until vegetables and rice are tender. Add shrimp to mixture and heat through 5 minutes, stirring ocasionally. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with dill sprigs, if desired. VARIATION: Stir in 2/3 cup half-and-half and heat through just before serving. |