Ingredients for - Leftover Ham and Shrimp Slow Cooker Gumbo
How to cook deliciously - Leftover Ham and Shrimp Slow Cooker Gumbo
1. Stage
Stir garlic, turmeric, chili powder, basil, and cayenne pepper together in a small saucepan; heat over medium heat until aromatic, about 1 minute. Melt butter into the mixture, add onion, and cook until the onion is softened and translucent, about 5 minutes. Scoop onion mixture from saucepan into a slow cooker, reserving as much butter in the saucepan as possible.
2. Stage
Increase heat under saucepan to medium-high heat. Saute frozen shrimp in hot butter until just firm, about 2 minutes; transfer mixture to slow cooker. Add ham, ham bone, black beans, and tomatoes to the slow cooker.
3. Stage
Cook on High until the ham on the bone is falling off, 4 to 6 hours (or on Low 6 to 8 hours).
4. Stage
Remove and discard ham bone, stir coconut milk into the mixture, continue cooking on Low until the coconut milk is warmed, about 30 minutes.
