The best gumbo recipes - 4 recipes
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Husband's Grandmother's Shrimp Gumbo
By á-72953
Whose mama makes the best gumbo? This recipe with shrimp and okra has been passed down through generations and has ...
- 1 pound smoked sausage links, cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 1/4 pound bacon, chopped
- 2 cups okra, chopped
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup green onions, chopped
- 2/3 cup green bell pepper, finely chopped
- 2/3 cup celery, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
- 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
- 2/3 cup flour
- 8 cups water, divided
- Salt to taste
- Ground black pepper to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 6 cups water
- 2 pounds uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
Instant Pot Gumbo
By ROBandSEAN
Make Mouthwatering Louisiana Instant Pot Gumbo Recipe (Pressure Cooker Gumbo): a hearty Southern pot of love packed...
- ROUX:
- 1 3/4 pound (818g) bone-in chicken thighs (roughly 6-thighs)
- 1/2 pound (218g) Andouille sausage, cut into ¼-inch slices
- 1/2 to 1 pound fresh okra, chopped1/2-inch, optional
- 1 medium (225g) onion, diced
- 2 ribs (120g) celery, diced
- 1 medium (214g) green bell pepper, diced
- 6 cloves (27g) garlic, minced
- 4 cups (1L) unsalted chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon (15ml) Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon (15ml) fish sauce
- 3 bay leaves
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon (1.2g) cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon (2.5g) ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon (3g) smoked paprika
- A pinch (0.3g) dried thyme
- A pinch (0.1g) dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon (15ml) olive oil
- Kosher salt
- 1/2 cup (64g) flour
- 1/2 cup (125ml) vegetable oil
- Garnish: 2 stalks (45g) green onions, finely chopped
- Optional Thickener: file powder
GUMBO BASE
By Beefman-2
1) PREPARE ROUX, COMBINE OIL AND FLOUR IN A LARGE PAN OVER MEDIUM HEAT, STIRRING CONSTANTLY FOR 20 - 25 MINUTES T...
- 1 CUP VEGETABLE OIL
- 1 CUP ALL PURPOSE FLOUR
- 1 1/2 CUP CHOPPED ONIONS
- 1 CUP CELERY
- 1 CUP CHOPPED BELL PEPPER
- 1 1/2 TSP SALT
- 1/4 TSP CAYENNE PEPPER
- 3 BAY LEAVES
- 6 CUPS WATER OR CHICKEN BROTH
- 1 TSP RUSTIC RUB
- 2 TBSP CHOPPED PARSLEY
- 1/2 CUP GREEN ONIONS
- 1 LB SMOKED SAUSAGE CUT 1/2 INCH SLICES
- 1 LB CHICKEN BREASTS 1 INCH CHUNKS
- RUSTIC RUB
- 4 TBSP PAPRIKA
- 1 1/2 TBSP CAYENNE
- 2 TBSP GROUND BLACK PEPPER
- 3 TBSP GARLIC POWDER
- 1 1/2 TBSP ONION POWDER
- 2 TBSP COARSE SALT
- 1 TBSP DRIED OREGANO
- 1 TBSP DRIED THYME
Seafood Gumbo
By á-2693
If you can't get Cajun-style sausage, then Polish sausage will do nicely
- 2 cups of diced onions
- 1.5 cups of diced green bell peppers
- 1 cup of diced celery
- 2 cups of halved button mushrooms
- 3 large cloves of finely diced garlic
- 2 finely diced habañeros (hot peppers)
- 10 thick-cut slices of bacon
- 1 pound of Cajun-style sausage
- 1 pound of peeled, medium-sized shrimp
- 0.5 pound of scallops
- 0.75 pound white fish cut into slices
- 1 small tin of anchovies
- 2 bay leaves
- 0.5 teaspoons of dried thyme leaves
- 0.25 teaspoons of dried oregano
- 0.5 teaspoons of salt
- 1.5 teaspoons of white pepper
- 0.5 teaspoons of cayenne pepper
- 0.5 teaspoons of black pepper
- 2 teaspoons of Gumbo File
- 5.5 cups of chicken stock
- Lots of butter
- 0.75 cup flour
- 1 bottle of dry sherry
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