Leftover Ham and Shrimp Slow Cooker Gumbo Recipe

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.

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.

Cook on High until the ham on the bone is falling off 4 to 6 hours (or on Low 6 to 8 hours).

Remove and discard ham bone stir coconut milk into the mixture continue cooking on Low until the coconut milk is warmed about 30 minutes.