186 file Recipes

live small hard-shelled crabs or 1/2 lb lump crabmeat, picked over, vegetables shortening, all-purpose flour, chopped onion, okra, rinsed, trimmed, and sliced thin, chopped ham, a 14- to 16-oz c n tom toes including the juice, chopped green bell pepper, garlic cloves, minced and mashed to a paste with 1/2 tsp salt, bay leaf, parsley sprigs, thyme sprig, chopped celery leaves, shrimp, shelled, cayenne to taste, file powder (available at some specialty foods shops)

shrimp, peeled and deveined, water, carrots, sliced, onions, quartered, celery, sliced, bay leaves, garlic, sliced, fresh parsley, ground black pepper, dried basil, dried thyme, ground cayenne pepper, ground white pepper, ground black pepper, paprika, dried thyme, dried oregano, crabmeat, bay leaf, crushed, salt, corn oil, diced onion, diced celery, chopped green bell pepper, minced garlic, file powder, hot pepper sauce, tomato sauce, shucked oysters

frying chickens, olive oil, butter, flour, kielbasa or 1 1/4 lbs smoked sausage, sliced about 1/2 inch thick, baked ham, cut in 1/2 inch cubes, onions, chopped, bell pepper, chopped, minced garlic, salt, pepper, cayenne, dried thyme, bay leaves, file powder

andouille sausages (cut bite sized), tasso (cut bite sized, is different from regular ham), chicken thighs (boneless, skinless, cut in quarters ), shrimp, large (peeled and deveined ), chicken stock (homemade if you have it, use an old rotisserie chicken carcass), celery (chopped ), onions (chopped ), bell peppers (chopped ), fresh garlic (minced ), fresh thyme (removed from stem ), bay leaves (whole ), vegetable oil, all-purpose flour, vegetable oil , as needed for browning meats, file powder, italian parsley, fresh, chopped

ground beef, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes and green chilies, tomato paste, water, kidney beans, with liquid, diced onion, diced green pepper, stalk celery, diced, olive oil, chili powder, cumin powder, pepper

white rice, whole chickens , cut into pieces, canned or fresh chicken stock, chopped celery, chopped onion, cooked or canned ham, diced into bite size pieces, tabasco sauce or 3 tbsp your favorite hot sauce, white pepper, creole seasoning or 1 tsp file powder or 1 tsp your favorite seasoning salt, unsalted butter, all-purpose flour, milk, white wine

bay leaves, salt, white pepper, dry mustard, ground red pepper (preferably cayenne), gumbo file (file powder) (optional), ground cumin, black pepper, dried thyme leaves, margarine, tasso (about 1 1/2 cups) or 6 oz other smoked ham, diced, smoked andouille sausages (about 1 heaping cup) or 6 oz kielbasa, diced, onions, chopped, celery, chopped, bell pepper, chopped, minced garlic, uncooked rice (preferably converted), beef stock or 4 cups chicken stock (if not salt-free, adjust salt)

cooking oil (or butter), all-purpose flour, onions, chopped, green bell peppers, jalapeno pepper (optional), celery ribs, andouille sausage (or smoked sausage if you can tsp get smoked andoulle), shrimp, cooked (optional), chicken, cooked, oregano, basil, thyme, garlic cloves, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, white pepper, ground red pepper, paprika, water, file powder (use corn starch to thicken if you can tsp find the file)

oil, flour, onions, tomatoes, okra, chopped (optional), water, garlic powder, salt, pepper, red peppers or hot sauce, shrimp (any three) or smoked sausage (any three) or crabmeat (any three) or chicken (any three) or ham (any three), old bay seasoning, file powder, rice

red bell pepper, green bell pepper, white onion, celery ribs, garlic cloves, petite diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, skinless chicken breasts, andouille sausages, peeled and de-veined jumbo prawns, low sodium chicken base, chili powder, cayenne pepper, oregano, garlic powder, bay leaves, file powder, thyme, shake red pepper flakes, salt and pepper, basic roux, white rice

stewing chicken, water, ham, cubed, onions, peeled and chopped, oyster , juice reserved, salt (to taste), pepper (to taste), cayenne (to taste), chili pepper, seeded and minced (optional), file powder, rice, cooked

vegetable oil, cross-cut sections beef shanks, beef short ribs (sometimes called flanken), cut into 1-rib pieces if necessary, onions, chopped, red bell peppers, chopped, water, beef broth, garlic cloves, minces, cayenne to taste, file powder, cajun-style white rice

stewing hen, cut up, vegetable oil, all-purpose flour, chopped onion, water, salt, pepper, standard oysters, drained, chopped fresh parsley, chopped green onion tops, file powder, hot cooked rice

chicken, cut up, salt , to taste, black pepper, freshly ground , to taste, lard (vegetable oil fine too), flour, onion, chopped, parsley, minced, thyme, crushed, boiling water, bay leaf, country ham, cubed (smoked ham fine too), ground cayenne pepper, oyster, with liquid, file powder

andouille sausage , sliced in half lengthwise, then cut into 1/3-inch pieces, vegetable oil, whole chickens, cut into 8 pieces, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, all-purpose flour, onion , coarsely chopper, stalks celery, coarsely chopped, chopped green bell pepper, garlic cloves, minced, low sodium chicken broth, bay leaves, dried thyme, scallion , thinly slices, louisiana hot sauce (like crystal), hot cooked white rice (1/4 cup per serving ), file powder , per serving

bacon grease, green onion, okra, chopped, tomato, chopped (canned is fine ), chicken stock or 6 cups beef stock or 6 cups vegetable stock, chili pepper, seeded and minced, green bell pepper, seeded and chopped, bay leaf, thyme, shrimp, peeled and cut in half, file powder, salt

olive oil, chopped onions, chopped celery, chopped green bell peppers, chopped red bell peppers, salt, fresh black pepper, peeled, seeded, and chopped tomatoes, minced garlic, minced shallots, fish stock, blue claw crabs, broken in half, crystal hot sauce, file powder, cold water, bay leaves, fresh minced oregano, fresh thyme leaves, rustic rub, peeled medium shrimp, shucked fresh oysters, with their liquid, cooked long-grain white rice, warm, chopped green onions, crusty bread, paprika, cayenne, freshly ground pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, dried oregano, dried thyme

egg, milk (low or nonfat is fine ), bisquick , plus, bisquick (lowfat is fine ), butter , as needed, seedless raspberry jam (or other filing, as desired), cream