Southern Cooking Inspired “QUICK” Pork and Shrimp 🍤 Gumbo
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Yields 8
1/2 cup olive oil
2 shallots, peeled and chopped
1 large tomato, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
5 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 to 1 pound ground pork
1 large green bell pepper, seeded and diced
a few pieces of dried bay leaves
2 tbsp dried oregano
1 tsp cayenne pepper
2 tbsp creole seasoning
1 tsp sweet paprika
3/4 to 1 cup all purpose flour
4 cups pork broth
2 cups shrimp stock
salt
ground pepper
1/3 cup less sodium soy sauce
10 pcs okra (you can cut it into small pieces)
1 1/2 pound large shrimp (shell on)
Heat olive oil in a large dutch oven for a minute
Add shallots, tomatoes and celery and cook for 2 minute.
Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
Remove from the pot leaving the oil.
Add pork and cook for 3 minutes.
Add back the aromatics.
Add bell pepper and bay leaves.
Add dried oregano, cayenne pepper, creole seasoning, paprika.
Cook for a minute.
Create a well at the center of the dutch oven to give way to the flour.
Add flour, keep stirring for 2 minutes until brown.
Slowly combine other ingredients from around the dutch oven.
Add broth and shrimp stock.
Keep stirring.
Add salt, ground pepper and soy sauce.
Bring to a boil
keep stirring.
Add okra stir and continue to cook for a minute.
Add shrimp, turn to low heat and cook for 2 minutes until okra is cooked.
Serve. | Chef Ron Bilaro