re: Shrimp Gumbo - how to fix chewy shrimp?

If you used chicken stock, you can still get some seafood flavor in there by adding some crab claw meat or backfin early in the process.

I add the oysters about 2min before cutting the fire off, and add the shrimp right as I cut the fire off. Leave the lid on for 5 min. Everything will be cooked perfectly. Shrimp hardly take any time at all to cook.