Kat's Seafood Turkey Sausage Gumbo
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 tbl vegetable oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
3 x garlic cloves chopped
1 tsp dried thyme
1 x bay leaf
10 oz low-fat Italian turkey sausages - (abt 3) casings removed
1 can diced tomatoes in juice - (28 oz)
1 cup canned low-salt chicken broth or
vegetable broth
2 tsp Creole or Cajun seasoning
8 x uncooked large shrimp peeled, deveined
2 x catfish fillets - (6 oz ea) each cut 4 pieces
Salt to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
Method :
Sprinkle flour over bottom of heavy large pot. Stir flour constantly over
medium-low heat until flour turns golden brown (do not allow to burn), about 15
minutes. Pour browned flour into bowl.
Heat oil in same pot over medium heat. Add onion and bell pepper and saute until
tender, about 7 minutes. Add garlic, thyme and bay leaf; stir 1 minute. Add
sausages and saute until brown, breaking up with back of spoon, about 5 minutes,
then add browned flour. Add tomatoes with juices, broth and Creole seasoning.
Bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 20 minutes to blend flavors,
stirring frequently.
Add shrimp and catfish to pot and simmer just until seafood is opaque in center,
about 5 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper and serve.
This recipe yields 4 servings.