11 good gumbo Recipes

greens, mixed (such as collard greens , chicory, dandelion greens, mustard greens, spinach, parsley, beet tops, carr), water, vegetable oil, all-purpose flour, yellow onion, medium dice, scallion, white and light green parts thinly sliced , green tops reserved for garnish, green bell pepper, medium dice, stalks celery, medium dice, garlic clove, minced (about 2 tsp), water (low-sodium vegetable broth good too), kosher salt, cajun seasoning (either purchased or homemade ), allspice berries, bay leaves, dried, marjoram leaves, minced, tabasco jalapeno sauce , to taste

cooked riced (warm and set aside ready for serving when the time comes), fresh chicken and shrimp broth (the how to s are below), cut up cooked breast of chicken, sweet italian sausages - sliced thin, hot italian sausages - sliced thin, more of sweet or hot suprasatta sausage (thinly sliced and cut into fourths) (found in your italian deli s - you can have them slice it or do it yourself at home, just make sure if there is a skin - it s been removed), bacon (thick sliced is best ), shrimp per person de-veined but with tails and shells still on, onion or more, diced, big red sweet pepper, diced, green sweet peppers, diced, diced tomatoes (14.5 oz can), tomato paste (6 oz can), shakes of red chili flakes, several shakes each of tabasco & franks hot sauce, good red wine, better than bouillon beef flavor - it is a thick paste and basis for broths - found in the soup section of your grocery stores - and comes in a variety of flavors., water (only if you are not using the homemade broth), salt, more of fresh ground pepper, all purpose flour, bacon and sausage fat, more cloves of garlic - freshly minced, scallions minced, all spice (whole seed pods - preferred), more cumin, more of old bay seasonings, freshly chopped parsley, bay leafs, worcestershire sauce, chili powder, basil, fresh cilantro sprigs as garnish (optional)

onion, bell pepper, whole tomatoes, frozen cut okra, stalks celery, worcestershire sauce, oregano, garlic powder, cooking oil, butter, oil, flour, chicken stock , and 1 1/2 cup of that to set aside for roux mixture, chicken meat or shrimp or seafood, thoroughly washed, salt, pepper, tony chachere s seasoning, drops louisiana hot sauce

all-purpose flour, bacon drippings, coarsely chopped celery, onion, coarsely chopped, green bell pepper, coarsely chopped, garlic, minced, andouille sausage, sliced, water, cubes beef bouillon, white sugar, salt to taste, hot pepper sauce (such as tabasco), or to taste, cajun seasoning blend (such as tony chachere s), or to taste, bay leaves, dried thyme leaves, stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, gumbo file powder, bacon drippings, frozen cut okra, thawed, distilled white vinegar, lump crabmeat, uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined, worcestershire sauce, gumbo file powder

do all the chopping ahead and precook the sausage links to save time, vegatable oil, flour ( all purpose, onions chopped, celery chopped, bell pepper diced, heavy chicken stock ( use canned if necessary), garlic diced, diced mushrooms, heavy shrimp stock, tspoons kitchen bouquet 2 tspoons quick fix flour, bay leaves, tspoonnred pepper flakes or more if you like the, zestier version, heavy shrmip stock made from removing tsp he shells and boiling in a separate sauce pan, gumbo grabs found at most every grocery, shrimp cleaned and shells used for stock, bs crawfish tails with fat in the p;ackage if fresh is not available, tspoons liquid crab boil this is available most everywhere, green onions thinly sliced used for garnish, salt and sea to taste, steamed rice, parsley ( fresh only diced for garnish ), precooked link sausage ( fresh ), some fillet gumbo to be added at the last minute ( it is a thickening agent, bay leaf, gumbo crabs ( in any good freezee)

qts. chicken stock (must be homemade!), flour, oil, chicken or guinea hen, without giblets, cut up, andouillesausage , sliced about 1/4 thick on the bias (you may substitute hot or mild smoked sausage if good andouille isn tsp available) and/or fresh creole hot sausage, browned, shrimp, peeled and deveined, blue crabs, cleaned, broken in half and claws pulled off (or for a more elegant looking gumbo, omit and instead add 1-1/2 lb lump white crabmeat, picked over for shells and cartilage), okra, sliced (leave out if you don tsp like okra, but be sure to add file at the end if you leave out the okra), onions, chopped, green onions with tops, chopped, bell peppers, chopped, ribs celery, chopped, several cloves garlic, minced, bay leaves, fresh parsley, chopped, black, white and cayenne peppers , to taste, salt to taste, few dashes tabasco , or to taste., file powder (only if you don tsp use okra!), steaming hot louisiana long-grain rice

onions, chopped, chopped okra (frozen or fresh ), bell peppers, chopped or 16 oz frozen bell peppers, green onions, white part only, garlic, chopped finely, stalks celery, chopped, tomato paste, dried thyme, dried sage, bay leaves, cayenne pepper, chicken thigh, skinned and browned, smoked sausage, shrimp, peeled, cartons chicken stock, all-purpose flour, canola oil, bacon fat (optional)

chicken tenders, frozen is fine , cut into bite sized pieces, kielbasa, chopped, celery, chopped, carrot, chopped, onion, chopped, stewed tomatoes, chopped and undrained, water, chicken bouillon granules, salt, paprika, thyme, frozen cut okra, hot cooked rice, hot pepper sauce

extra-virgin olive oil, divided, white rice , such as carolina brand, chicken or vegetable stock, fresh thyme, butter, garlic, finely chopped, ribs celery from the heart, chopped with greens, red bell pepper, chopped, yellow onion, chopped, salt and pepper, sweet paprika , 1/3 palm full, bay leaf, fresh or dried, all-purpose flour, pale beer, hot sauce (recommended : frank s red hot) medium to spicy heat level, worcestershire sauce , eyeball it, petite diced, crushed or stewed tomatoes, bundles , dandelion greens, stemmed and chopped, grated nutmeg, lemon zest, scallions, finely chopped