141 gumbo 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)

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

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

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

bell peppers, diced, shallots, chopped, stalks celery, chopped, cooking oil, flour, cleaned hard-shell crabs, links sausage, sliced, cut okra, shrimp, peeled, salt, granulated garlic, cayenne pepper, file powder, tomato paste (10 cans), bay leaf, water

vegetable oil, divided, cubes smoked ham (about 22 oz), butter, sliced leeks (white and pale green parts only; from 5 large), chopped celery, sliced green onions (about 8), chopped fresh italian parsley, garlic cloves, chopped, file powder, chopped fresh oregano, cayenne pepper, sliced collard greens (about 6 oz), sliced mustard greens (about 6 oz), watercress, thick stems trimmed (about 4 cups), fresh spinach leaves, sugar, low-salt chicken broth, divided, all purpose flour, perfect 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

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

salt, pepper, broiler-fryer, cut up, country ham, diced, butter or margarine, melted, fresh oysters, undrained, onion, chopped, chopped fresh parsley, bay leaf, whole red pepper pod, salt, ground red pepper, ground thyme, pepper, hot cooked rice, gumbo file (optional)

rendered bacon fat, ham hock , about 2 lb, with several 1/2-inch slits cut into it, chopped onions, minced garlic, bay leaves, fresh thyme, cayenne pepper, assorted bunches of greens , such as spinach, collards, mustard greens, turnip greens, watercress, chicory, beet tops, carrot tops, or radish tops, washed, rinsed and chopped, parsley, chopped, green onions, chopped, green cabbage, chopped, chicken broth or 2 quarts water, salt and pepper, file powder, cooked white rice for serving with gumbo

andouille sausage, cut 1/4-inch thick rounds, roughly chopped celery, roughly chopped onions, roughly chopped green and/or red bell peppers, roughly chopped garlic, diced and drained tomatoes, creole seasoning of choice (recommended : j.o. spice seasoning), black pepper, salt, chopped fresh oregano, chopped fresh thyme, hot sauce, shrimp stock , recipe follows, shrimp, peeled and de-veined (save shells for stock), select oysters, blue crab claw meat , picked over, or 6 prime soft shell crabs, top shells peeled off, cut up, fresh or frozen okra, cut into 1/2-inch dice, sassafras or file powder, roux , recipe follows

unpeeled, large fresh shrimp, vegetable oil, all-purpose flour, onion, chopped, green bell pepper, chopped, chicken broth, garlic cloves, diced, salt, black pepper, ground red pepper, green onions, chopped, file powder, hot cooked rice, french bread

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

vegetable oil, flour, chopped onions, chopped bell peppers, chopped celery, salt, essence , recipe follows, cayenne, bay leaves, shrimp stock, fish pieces (any white available-i.e. escolar, amberjack, pompano, etc.), shrimp, peeled and deveined, crabmeat , picked over for shells and cartilage, dozen oysters with their liquid, chopped green onions, chopped parsley, file powder, cooked white rice, chopped green onions, crusty french bread, paprika, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, onion powder, cayenne pepper, dried leaf oregano, dried thyme

lard or shortening, chopped green onions, chopped garlic, ham, diced, mixed greens (1/2 lb each spinach , collard greens, turnip greens and cabbage leaves), chicken stock, bay leaf, cayenne and salt, ground thyme, up to 1/4 cup file powder, steamed rice , for serving, chopped green onions, for garnish