186 file Recipes

lard, flour, garlic, minced, onion, chopped, green bell pepper, seeded and chopped, water or 3 quarts broth, claw crabmeat , picked over for shell and catilage pieces (fresh or frozen), whole crabs, cleaned and halved, shrimp, peeled and deveined if desired (or left in shell, head-on, for more flavor ), oyster, drained with liquid reserved, chopped fresh parsley, salt & freshly ground black pepper, cayenne pepper, hot cooked rice , as accompaniment, file powder , for passing (optional)

vegetable oil, flour, chopped onion, water, shrimp (cleaned ), dozen crabs (cleaned ), oyster , reserve liquid from s (drained), file powder, rice (cooked )

olive oil, links turkey sausage (1/4 lb), yellow onion, chopped (about 1/2 cup), chopped green bell pepper, peeled, seeded, and chopped plum tomatoes, garlic, minced, reduced-sodium chicken broth, hot pepper sauce, skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (4 oz each), cut into 1-inch pieces, sliced fresh or frozen okra, shrimp, peeled and deveined, file powder (optional)

whole chicken, butter, onion, chopped, green bell pepper, chopped, stalks celery, chopped, garlic, minced, diced tomatoes, diced tomatoes with green chilies, undrained, sliced andouille sausage, okra, frozen corn, salt to taste, ground black pepper to taste, cayenne pepper, uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined (optional), file powder, cooked rice

vegetable oil, all-purpose flour, green pepper, chopped, onion, chopped, cooked chicken (i stew a whole chicken and tear meat off bones for rustic look), stewed tomatoes, undrained and squished, sliced mushrooms, undrained, fresh parsley, chopped, worcestershire sauce, garlic cloves, minced, soy sauce, sugar, fresh ground pepper, salt, hot sauce, file powder

frozen chopped spinach, frozen chopped mustard greens, frozen chopped turnip greens, frozen chopped collard greens, head cabbage, shredded, bay leaves, dried basil, dried thyme, allspice, water (8 cups), butter (1/2 stick), onions, chopped, celery, chopped, green bell pepper, chopped, canola oil, veal stew meat, well trimmed and cut into small pieces, ham, well trimmed and cut into small pieces, green onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, fresh parsley, chopped, hot pepper sauce (to taste), salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste, butter, room temperature (1/2 stick), all-purpose flour, cooked rice, file powder (optional), hot pepper sauce

vegetable oil, flour, chopped onions, chopped bell pepper, chopped celery, water (may wish to substitute some chicken stock), bay leaves, ground thyme, roasting chickens, cut into serving pieces, salt, cayenne, andouille sausage , cut crosswise into 1/4 inch slices, chopped green onions, chopped fresh parsley, file powder

bacon, flour, garlic cloves (minced ), onion (chopped ), green pepper (chopped ), stalks celery (chopped ), boneless chicken breast, andouille sausage (or skinless smoked ), shrimp (raw, peeled ), tabasco sauce, salt, pepper, file powder

dark roux, crab (split in half ), okra (fresh or frozen, sliced ), onion, diced, celery, tomato paste, shrimp stock, thyme, bay leaf, worcestershire sauce, bay shrimp, smoked sausage, green bell pepper, diced tomatoes, garlic, minced, chicken stock, basil, file powder, salt and pepper

cooking oil, flour, stalks celery, chopped, onion, chopped, green pepper, chopped, chopped tomatoes, water, salt and pepper, to taste, cooked okra, shrimp, peeled, crabmeat, file powder

seafood stock, peanut butter colored roux , recipe follows, ground cumin, crab seasoning (recommended : old bay), onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, paprika, bay leaves, diced onions, diced green bell peppers, diced celery, diced tomatoes, crab legs, littleneck clams , scrubbed, scallops, okra, whole medium shrimp, chopped green onions, cooked white rice , as accompaniment, file powder , as accompaniment

flour, vegetable oil, diced white onions, diced celery, diced green bell pepper, garlic, minced, peanut oil, tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced, bay leaves, cayenne pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, crushed dried thyme, paprika, celery seeds, andouille sausage, chicken stock, dozen raw shrimp, shells off, tails on, dozen cooked crawfish tails , 6 crawfish reserved, for garnish, lump crab meat, dozen oysters, shucked, salt and black pepper, to taste, hot pepper sauce and file powder, to taste for individual servings

butter or oil (for roux, i prefer ), flour, ribs celery, onions, green bell peppers, minced garlic, bay leaves, chicken stock, chicken diced into 1-2 inch pieces (breast or thigh, i find thigh a little more tender), hot sausage, dried thyme, tblspn creole seasoning, file powder for thickening and taste, cut okra, salt and pepper to taste, rice

all-purpose flour, unpeeled medium-size fresh shrimp, no-salt-added stewed tomatoes, undrained, water, salt-free creole seasoning, salt, pepper, frozen vegetable gumbo mixture, fresh standard oysters, drained, file powder (optional)

baking hen, cut up, salt pork drippings, onions, chopped, green pepper, chopped, sliced okra, chopped celery, chopped fresh parsley, water, tomatoes, peeled and quartered, salt, pepper, hot cooked rice, file powder (optional)

bacon, all-purpose flour, onion, chopped, chopped celery, green bell pepper, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, frozen sliced okra, thawed, diced tomatoes, undrained, chicken broth, clam juice, chopped fresh parsley, bay leaves, salt, unpeeled large fresh shrimp, peeled, fresh oysters, drained, fresh lump crabmeat, drained, hot cooked rice, file powder (optional)

salt meat or pickled pork, optional, salt, cayenne, bay leaves, water, assorted greens, such as collards , mustard or turnip greens, spinach, chard, and kale, washed, dried, and tough stems removed, vegetable oil, chopped onions, chopped bell peppers, chopped celery, dried thyme, dried oregano, dried basil, chopped fresh parsley leaves, butter , optional, steamed white rice , for serving, file powder, hot sauce , for serving

chopped mustard greens, chopped collard greens, chopped turnip greens, chopped beet tops (5 oz.), chopped cabbage, chopped romaine lettuce, chopped watercress, coarsely chopped spinach, chopped carrot tops (1 1/2 oz.), garlic cloves, chopped, onion, chopped, smoked sausage, diced, smoked ham, diced, uncooked beef brisket, diced, dry spanish chorizo or andouille sausage, diced, vegetable oil, all-purpose flour, salt, fresh thyme leaves, ground red pepper, file powder, hot cooked rice