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Pamela Rice Hahn

Seafood and Black Bean Gumbo

The high sodium content in the Nutritional Analysis is another "worst-case scenario" calculation that assumes canned beans and tomatoes contain salt; using

low-sodium products will cut that amount considerably, as will omitting the salt called for in the recipe. You can make this recipe a day in advance; if you do, don't stir in the seafood until after you've heated the soup and you're almost ready to serve it. (You can substitute green beans for the okra.)
 
 
Servings: 6

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup finely diced red pepper
3/4 cup finely chopped celery
1 1/2 cups minced shallots
3 tablespoons minced or pressed garlic
20 fresh okra, cut into 1/2-inch coins
1/2 cup tomato paste
2 12-ounce bottles of beer
1 cup clam juice or chicken broth
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes or Tabasco sauce, to taste
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup minced parsley
3 cups cooked black beans (2 15-ounce cans, drained, and rinsed or 10 ounces black beans, cooked)
1 pound catfish fillets, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
1 pound shrimp, shelled and deveined or 1/2 pound rock shrimp
1/2 pound shucked oysters, drained, liquid reserved if desired
4 cups warm cooked rice

In a heavy five-quart pot, heat the oil over medium heat until hot. Add the red pepper, celery, shallots, and garlic; sauté until partly softened, or about five minutes, stirring frequently. Add the okra and sauté until tender, or for an additional five minutes, continuing to stir. Add the tomato paste and sauté until it just begins to brown.

Stir in the beer, clam juice, Worcestershire sauce, oyster liquid (if using), oregano, basil, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, and parsley. Add the black beans and simmer uncovered over medium heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Stir in the catfish and simmer one minute; stir in the shrimp and oysters and simmer until opaque, or about two more minutes. Do not overcook, because when the gumbo is taken from the heat, the seafood will continue to cook in the hot soup. Spoon the rice into individual soup bowls and ladle the gumbo on top.

Nutritional Analysis:
Calories per serving: 467
Protein per serving: 36 g
Carbohydrate per serving: 56 g
Fat per serving: 8 g
Sat. Fat: 2 g
Cholesterol: 134 mg
Sodium: 0.618 mg
Exchange Approximations: 5 Lean Meat, 1 Vegetable, 2 Carbohydrate/Starch

This nutritional analysis for this recipe was calculated using the NutriBase software program.
 

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