Spicy Gumbo with Shrimp Recipe

It's hard to believe that a few weeks ago, it's super hot  but now we are in the  high 40s  which is  cold for me.  Please don't raise an eyebrow on me for thinking that  high 40s is already called.  I grew up in the tropics so I was used to having warm weather all year long.  Having said that, I have to find some  dishes that I can serve for my family that  would warm us up during cold months.  The new dish that I recently tried making is  Gumbo.  I saw this on a magazine and thought it looks yummy.  

The original recipe  uses different  vegetable but since I have some freshly picked veggies from my garden, I used them instead.  You can find the recipe below.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 tbsp coconut  oil
• 1 large onion, chopped 
• 1 bell pepper, seeded and  chopped
• 2 celery stalks, chopped 
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp chopped fresh thyme
• 1 quart canned tomato sauce (homemade)
• 1 chicken boullion cube 
• 1 pack polska kielbasa (sausage)
• 1  cup sliced fresh okra
• 2 medium suze ehhplants, sliced
• 1 cup green bean seeds
• 2 cups peeled deveined medium shrimp
• 1/4 tsp cumin
• 5 Thai Peppers, chopped
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• salt and pepper
• Steamed rice

PREPARATION

• Heat oil in heavy 13-quart pot over medium-high heat until very hot and almost smoking. Add the  sausage and cook it until each sides are brown.
• Add the veggies and  cook stirring frequently, about 10 minutes. 
• Add the  tomato sauce, and  boullion cube and boil for  another 10 minutes.
• Add shrimp to the pot and cook shrimp until just opaque in center, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Season gumbo to taste with garlic powder, cumin, salt and pepper. Garnish with minced parsley and serve with steamed rice alongside.

It's getting chilly here at our neck of the woods so I made a big pot of Spicy Gumbo with Shrimp and Polska kielbasa.

A photo posted by rose (@chubskulitrose) on Oct 1, 2015 at 2:35pm PDT

My daughter love shrimp so this is a perfect dish for her. My son and  FH loves  smoked  polska kielbasa so they too lovethis.  For me, the Thai pepper that I added isn't enough so I chopped some more and put it in my bowl to make it  more spicy!