instant pot customized gumbo

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If you watched my Instagram story about making gumbo, you already know that I’m a really picky eater. That’s why I love this gumbo recipe: you can make it with only what you like! Below is what I used + made this big batch in my Instant Pot (links to the exact model I own).

We had it for dinner two nights and I have had it for lunch all week, too, which comes out to NINE servings!

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp Olive Oil

1 green bell pepper (diced)

1/2 an onion (finely diced)

3 cloves minced garlic

1 package of Hillshire Farm Cajun Andouille Sausage cut into skinny rounds

1 package (51-60 count) shrimp (I use the frozen, cooked variety for ease)

1/3 c. flour

1/3 c. butter

3 c. chicken broth (used reduced sodium, low fat)

4 tsp. (use to your liking — we like ours a bit spicier) Louisiana Fish Fry Cajun Seasoning

1-2 cans diced tomatoes (depending on how much meat you’re using and servings you’re making)

2 bay leaves

salt + pepper to taste

1 c. okra (can use fresh or frozen — I used frozen)

1/2 c. cooked rice per serving

 

Instructions:

1. Turn Instant Pot to Saute and add oil
2. Add peppers, onion, garlic and sausage (if not fully cooked)
3. Saute until vegetables become soft and onions are translucent
4. Remove veggies and sausage from Instant Pot and set aside
5. Melt butter in Instant Pot (still on saute), ensuring you’re scraping up any scraps from the vegetable mixture and incorporating
6. Add the flour into the melted butter and stir rapidly and continuously to ensure the mixture does not burn and creates a roux; about 5 minutes
7. Turn Instant Pot off
8. Add chicken broth, vegetables, sausage, seasoning, tomatoes, bay leaves, salt + pepper into Instant Pot
9. Close lid to Instant Pot, turn vent to sealing
10. Set Instant Pot for 20 minutes at high pressure (on my model, I press “Manual” and then adjust to 20 using the + button)
11. When timer beeps, press cancel and then turn the valve on the lid to venting (to quick release)
12. Open the lid carefully and then stir in okra
13. Press “Saute” and incorporate the okra into the mixture. Also, add shrimp and cook uncovered for an additional 5 minutes or so; ensuring the shrimp is completely cooked
14. Remove bay leaves
15. Serve over cooked rice

Let me know if you try it and which variations you like best!