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Shrimp Gumbo

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Gumbo is a traditional dish from Louisiana and is easy to adapt your your macros and protein preferences.  Don’t like shrimp?  Use chicken breast or lean sausage instead.  You can even go vegetarian as long as you have a protein source in your meal!    Eat as is, over rice or over cauliflower rice depending on your goals.

Ingredients

Units Scale
1 gallon of water 85 grams (1 bag) shrimp & crab boil 1134 grams (2.5 pounds) raw deveined and peeled 1 gram oil spray 100 grams celery 200 grams onion 150 grams bell pepper 550 grams tomatoes or 1 can diced tomatoes 1 gram dried thyme 8 grams garlic 1 bay leaf 10 grams Worcestershire sauce 6 grams file 6 grams fine sea or pink salt 1 gram ground black pepper 285 grams frozen okra pieces, unprepared

Instructions

Boil 1 gallon of water in a large stock pot, add 1 bag of shrimp and crab boil IN THE BAG and the shrimp.  Do not open this bag.  Simmer 10 minutes.

While shrimp is simmering, dice celery, onion, tomatoes (or use canned) and pepper.  Mince garlic (or use already minced garlic in water).

Sautee onions, celery & pepper in oil spray until onions are translucent.

When shrimp is done, let it stand for another 10 minutes.

Set aside 4 cups of stock and drain remaining stock.  Remove shrimp from pot and set aside.

Add to stock pot:  4 cups of stock, celery, onion, pepper, minced garlic, thyme, bay leaf, Worcestershire sauce, file powder, salt & pepper.  Simmer 30 minutes.

Add the shrimp and frozen okra into stock pot.  Simmer 30 minutes.

Notes

Makes 8 servings.

Per serving

Protein 30.3 grams

Total Carbs 9.7 grams

Net Carbs 7.3 grams

Fat 1.2 grams

Nutrition

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