Name: Instant Pot Seafood Gumbo
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Butter - 3 tablespoons; Celery, finely chopped - 2 stalks; Onion, finely chopped - 1; Green bell pepper - stemmed, seeded, and finely chopped - 1; Garlic, minced - 3 cloves; All-purpose flour, divided - ⅓ cup; Chicken broth, divided - 2 ¼ cups; Beer (such as Abita Turbodog®) - 6 ounces; Water - 1 ⅓ cups; Uncooked white rice - ¾ cup; Medium shrimp, peeled and deveined - ½ pound; Cod, cut into 1-inch pieces - ⅓ pound; Scallops - ⅓ pound; Cajun seasoning - 2 teaspoons; Worcestershire sauce - 2 teaspoons; Salt - 1 ½ teaspoons; Dried thyme - ¼ teaspoon; Cayenne pepper, or to taste - ¼ teaspoon

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Ingredients for - Instant Pot Seafood Gumbo

1. Butter - 3 tablespoons

2. Celery, finely chopped - 2 stalks

3. Onion, finely chopped - 1

4. Green bell pepper - stemmed, seeded, and finely chopped - 1

5. Garlic, minced - 3 cloves

6. All-purpose flour, divided - ⅓ cup

7. Chicken broth, divided - 2 ¼ cups

8. Beer (such as Abita Turbodog®) - 6 ounces

9. Water - 1 ⅓ cups

10. Uncooked white rice - ¾ cup

11. Medium shrimp, peeled and deveined - ½ pound

12. Cod, cut into 1-inch pieces - ⅓ pound

13. Scallops - ⅓ pound

14. Cajun seasoning - 2 teaspoons

15. Worcestershire sauce - 2 teaspoons

16. Salt - 1 ½ teaspoons

17. Dried thyme - ¼ teaspoon

18. Cayenne pepper, or to taste - ¼ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Instant Pot Seafood Gumbo

1. Stage

Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot) and select Saute function. Add butter, followed by celery, onion, bell pepper, and garlic. Cook and stir until vegetables are softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons flour over and stir to thoroughly coat.

2. Stage

Pour in 1 1/2 cups chicken broth while continuing to stir vegetables. Pour in beer. Set an elevated trivet on top of the mixture. Pour water and rice into a small silicone bowl and set on top of trivet. Cancel Saute mode. Seal and lock the lid into place.

3. Stage

Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 15 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.

4. Stage

Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, 10 to 40 minutes.

5. Stage

Switch to Saute function. Remove rice and trivet carefully. Add shrimp, cod, scallops, Cajun seasoning, Worcestershire, salt, thyme, and cayenne to the Instant Pot.

6. Stage

Whisk remaining flour with remaining chicken broth in a small bowl. Pour into the pot and mix together. Stir frequently and allow to thicken and cook until shrimp are bright pink, cod is easily flaked with a fork, and scallops are opaque, 5 to 10 minutes. Serve with a scoop of rice.