Name: Seafood Gumbo Stock Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 7 h 35 min
Total time: 7 h 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Cajun
Ingredients: 1 lb shrimp shells; 20 cups water; 4 carrots; 4 onions; ½ bunch celery; 2 bay leaves; 3 garlic cloves; 2 fresh parsley sprigs; 5 whole cloves; 1 tsp ground black pepper; 1 tbsp dried basil; 2 tsp dried thyme

Seafood Gumbo Stock Recipe

Ryan Rhodes Modified: February 18, 2024

How To Make Seafood Gumbo Stock

Level up your gumbos with his notably savory and rich gumbo stock, made with shrimp shells, veggies, and spices boiled for hours for full flavor.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 7 hours 35 minutes

Total: 7 hours 50 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1lbshrimp shells
20cupswater
4carrots,sliced
4onions,quartered
½bunchcelery,sliced
2bay leaves
3garlic cloves,sliced
2fresh parsley sprigs
5whole cloves
1tspground black pepper
1tbspdried basil
2tspdried thyme

Instructions

Bake the shrimp shells at 375 degrees F until dried and starting to brown on the edges.
In an 8-quart pot, combine the water, carrots, onions, celery, bay leaves, garlic, parsley, cloves, pepper, basil, thyme, and shrimp shells.
Bring slowly to a boil. Reduce the heat, and cook for 5 to 7 hours. Replace the water as needed, 2 or 3 times, by pouring more water down the inside of the pot.
Remove the stock from the heat, and strain. Press all the liquid from the shells and vegetables, then discard them.
Return the liquid to the heat, and reduce to 2 to 3 quarts, or to taste.
Use in gumbo recipes, and enjoy!