Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, gumbolaya. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Gumbolaya is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. Gumbolaya is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook gumbolaya using 18 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Gumbolaya:

1. Prepare 6 slices smoky bacon, chopped
2. Make ready 3 tbsp all purpose flour
3. Prepare 3 sticks celery, chopped
4. Prepare 1 green pepper, chopped
5. Get 1 medium onion, chopped
6. Get 1 tsp garlic powder
7. Take 1 tsp dried oregano
8. Make ready 1 tsp dried thyme
9. Prepare 1/2 tsp cumin
10. Take 1/2 tsp paprika
11. Take 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
12. Get 1 1/2 tsp salt
13. Get 3 cups chicken stock
14. Take 1 tsp sugar
15. Take 1 medium (14 oz.) can whole tomatoes
16. Prepare 1/3 cup long grain rice
17. Get 1 bay leaf
18. Get 1/2 lb raw prawns (31/40 size), shelled and deveined

Steps to make Gumbolaya:

1. Put a medium pot on medium heat. Add the bacon and fry until toasted and crispy. Remove the bacon and set it aside.
2. Top up the bacon grease in the pot with some veg oil. You want about a half cup of oil in there. Add the flour, and whisk until the roux is a deep caramel colour and gives off a nutty aroma, about 5 minutes.
3. Add the celery, green pepper and onion to the pot. Let cook for 1 minute to soften slightly. Add the spices, dried herbs, salt, and several grinds of black pepper. Let cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Add the chicken stock and sugar to the pot. Add the tomatoes and their juices, using your hands to break them up. Rinse the rice once with cold water, then add it to the pot along with the bay leaf. Simmer for 15 minutes, stirring frequently.
5. Add the prawns to the pot. Simmer for 5 more minutes, still stirring frequently. Add the bacon back in. Serve the stew with some nice, fluffy bread.

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