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Shrimp Gumbo (Microwave Recipe)

Here's how you make Shrimp Gumbo (Microwave Recipe)
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 15m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 6 cloves garlic, pressed
  • 1 red bell pepper, cut into chunks
  • 3 celery stalks, cut into 2-inch pieces
  • 6 scallions, cut into 2-inch pieces
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon thyme, dried
  • 2 teaspoons oil (vegetable oil)
  • 1 pound raw shrimp (peeled and deveined)
  • 1 pound sausage (spicy, cut into chunks and cooked)
  • 8 ounces fresh okra, trimmed and sliced (or one 10 ounce package frozen okra)
  • 1 can (15 ounce) tomatoes, diced
  • 3 cups vegetable broth
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: In a large microwavesafe casserole (2 1/2 - 3 quarts) combine first 6 ingredients (garlic - thyme). Cover with plastic wrap and cook at full power for 10 minutes. Prick plastic to release steam. Remove from oven and uncover.

  • Step 2: Mound vegetables in center of the dish and arrange shrimp and sausage around the vegetables and place okra in the center on top of the vegetables. Pour tomatoes over the shrimp. Cover tightly with the plastic wrap. Cook for 3 minutes. Prick plastic. Stir vegetables. Continue cooking for 2 more minutes. Prick plastic wrap. Remove from oven. Uncover and add broth.

  • Step 3: Cook, uncovered for 2 minutes or until hot.

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