Seafood Gumbo Recipe Recipe - Chili Pepper Madness

Ingredients

• ¾ cup vegetable oil (peanut oil is great here)
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 large onion (chopped)
• 1 large bell pepper (chopped)
• 2 jalapeno peppers (chopped (optional))
• 2 celery stalks (chopped)
• 4 cloves garlic (chopped)
• 2 cups okra (chopped)
• 12 ounces amber beer ((optional - you can use extra stock instead))
• 5 cups seafood stock (use 4-6, depending on how thin you’d like your finished gumbo)
• 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning blend (or more, as desired)
• 1 tablespoon cayenne powder (optional, for more heat)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce (or more to your preference, use your favorite!)
• ½ cup freshly chopped parsley
• 1 pound medium shrimp (peeled and deveined)
• 1 pound white fish (use red snapper, grouper, catfish, whatever is available to you)
• 1 pound lump white crab meat
• ½ pound smoked oysters (Or use freshly shucked if you can get them)
• Cooked white rice (fresh chopped parsley, spicy chili flakes, spicy chili oil, extra hot sauce)