How To Make Instant Pot Gumbo
One bite of this instant pot gumbo dish offers an explosion of flavors, made with shrimp, chicken, and sausage, for a hearty bite.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 13½ oz Andouille sausage, cut into rounds
- ⅓ cup flour
- ⅓ cup butter
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 lb chicken, cubed
- 2 tsp Creole seasoning, or to taste, such as Tony Chachere’s
- 10 oz tomatoes, with green chiles (Rotel tomatoes), diced
- 14 oz tomatoes, fire roasted, diced
- 2 bay leaves
- kosher salt and black pepper
- 1 cup okra, sliced
- 1 lb shrimp, peeled, deveined
- 4 cups rice, cooked
Instructions
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Set Instant Pot to Saute function and add olive oil. Add peppers, onion, celery, garlic, and sausage.
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Saute for 3 to 5 minutes or until vegetables become soft. Remove all vegetables and sausage. Set aside.
- Immediately add butter to instant pot and stir, scraping up any cooked bits from the bottom of the pot. When butter is melted, add flour.
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Cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly forming a light roux. Turn cooker off.
- Add chicken broth, cooked vegetables and sausage, chicken, Creole seasoning, diced tomatoes with chiles, fire roasted tomatoes, bay leaves, salt and pepper.
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Close and lock the lid of the Instant Pot. Turn the steam release handle to the Sealing position.
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Press Manual and select High Pressure. Set time to 20 minutes. When time is up, turn the cooker off. Quick-release by turning the valve to Venting.
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When pressure is fully released, remove the lid and stir in okra. Press Saute, and cook uncovered for 5 minutes.
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Add shrimp and cook for an additional 5 minutes or until shrimp is cooked through.
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Remove and discard bay leaves. Serve with rice. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
If you want to make a dark roux, cook for 30 to 40 minutes until the roux becomes a dark, golden brown color.
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