Ingredients

  • 2 cups olive oil
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
  • 3 yellow onions, finely sliced
  • 3 green bell peppers, finely diced
  • 1 bunch celery, finely diced
  • 1 tablespoon dry oregano
  • 1/2 tablespoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 tablespoon cayenne pepper
  • 32 ounces clam juice
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 bunch green onion, chopped
  • 1 bunch parsley, chopped
  • 1 lb white fish fillet, diced into 1/2 inch 1 cm cubes (haddock, etc)
  • 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • salt and pepper
  • Tabasco sauce, to taste
  • 2 cups cooked white rice

Method

  • In a large, heavy-bottomed pan, over medium heat, heat oil until hot.
  • Add flour, whisking constantly.
  • As roux turns from sand colour to light brown to caramel colour, turn down heat.
  • Continue cooking and whisking constantly until roux is a dark brown colour.
  • Increase heat to medium and add garlic, yellow onions, celery and bell peppers to roux.
  • Cook 10 minutes.
  • Add oregano, thyme and cayenne.
  • Add clam juice, water, green onions and parsley, stirring until combined; bring to a gentle boil; Reduce heat to low, and simmer.
  • Add white fish and shrimp, cook for 10 minutes.
  • Add salt, pepper and Tabasco.
  • Reduce heat to extremely low and simmer covered, for 1 hour- stirring frequently to prevent flour from burning.
  • Remove from heat and serve over white rice.