Las Vegas Gumbo

Name: Las Vegas Gumbo
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 50g butter; 2 slices smoked bacon; 340g fish pie mix; 1 small onion, chopped; 1/2 leek, chopped; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 1/2 tsp caraway seeds; 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper; pinch saffron; 1 tbsp brandy; 2 tsp plain flour; 1 tbsp tomato puree; 2 pints chicken or veg stock; 3oz basmati rice; 50g raw prawns; 2 tsp chopped parsley; 4 tbsp double cream; 1/2 tsp pepper

3 steps

Prep:15minCook:30min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:22:30 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories565.6 kcal (28%)

Total Fat32.9 g (47%)

Carbs32.2 g (12%)

Sugars6.2 g (7%)

Protein30.9 g (62%)

Sodium910.4 mg (46%)

Fiber1 g (4%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

50gbutter

2 slicessmoked bacon

0.5leek

½ tspcaraway seeds

¼ tspcayenne pepper

saffron

1 Tbspbrandy

2 tspplain flour

1 Tbsptomato puree

2 pintschicken stock

or veg

3 ozbasmati rice

50graw prawns

2 tspparsley

chopped

4 Tbspdouble cream

½ tsppepper

Instructions

Step 1

1 Melt the butter in a large pan and add the bacon, onions, leek, garlic, caraway seeds and cayenne. Fry, stirring, for 8-10 minutes until golden

Step 2

2 Add the saffron and brandy, then stir in the flour and tomato puree. Cook gently for 5 minutes. Stir in the stock slowly and bring to the boil. Add the rice and the fish, then reduce the heat and simmer gently for 15 minutes or until the rice is cooked.

Step 3

3 Remove from the heat and stir in the prawns, parsley and cream. Season with the pepper.