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• Ingredients
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• Cuisine

  North American >> US >> US

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 140 minutes, Preparation Time - 90 minutes

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| 1. Peel and devein the shrimp. Refrigerate shrimp meat. Place the shrimp heads and shells in a large pot, and cover with 2 quarts of water. Cover, and simmer over medium low heat until liquid is reduced by half. Strain out the shrimp heads and shells. | 2. Select a large stock pot capable of holding all the ingredients. Add oil to the pot, and heat over medium high heat. Using a long handled spoon, stir in flour; cook and stir for several minutes until dark brown. At that point, the flour suddenly puffs and absorbs the oil. Slowly stir in chicken broth and an equal amount of water. Place chicken in the pot. Add onions, celery, bell pepper, tomatoes, garlic, bay leaves, red pepper flakes, Old Bay seasoning, and salt. Boil for about 1 1/2 hours, or until chicken meat is no longer pink and the juices run clear. | 3. Remove chicken from the pot, and set aside until cool enough to handle. Remove bones, and chop the chicken into about one inch pieces. | 4. Add chicken meat, shrimp broth, crab meat, sausage, and shrimp to . Add the file powder, and stir from the bottom of the pot. When the gumbo comes to a boil, remove from heat. Continue to stir from the bottom for 1 minute. Serve. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
shrimp	4	pounds	peeled deveined	1541.3368	0.0	364.4808	9.248
corn oil	1/2	cup		981.0	0.0	0.0	109.0
purpose flour	1/2	cup		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
chicken broth	1	cup		78.12	1.89	11.1384	2.6208
chicken	1			-	-	-	-
onion	2		chopped	128.0	29.888	3.52	0.32
celery	5	stalks	chopped	51.2	9.504	2.208	0.544
green bell pepper	1		chopped	29.19	6.394	1.0008	0.3753
tomato	5		chopped	163.8	35.399	8.008	1.82
garlic	4	cloves	minced	17.88	3.9672	0.7632	0.06
bay leaf	2			-	-	-	-
salt	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
bay seasoning tm	2	tablespoons	old	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
cayenne pepper	1	tablespoon	ground	16.854	3.0014	0.6365	0.9153
crab meat	3	cans	drained	-	-	-	-
andouille sausage	1	pound	diced	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
file powder	2	tablespoons		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.