Gumbo recipes

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Gumbo for two

this should get you started...

Roux:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup vegetable oil


Shrimp Gumbo:
1 whole chicken, cut into pieces
2 sticks butter (or bacon grease)
3 gallons tomatoes, crushed
2 gallons sliced okra
8 bell peppers, chopped
1 gallon chopped celery
1 1/2 gallons chopped onions
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Garlic powder
Cajun seasoning
Old Bay seasoning
Hot sauce (recommended: Louisiana)
1 package shrimp boil
12 pounds small shrimp, peeled (or big shrimp, cut in pieces)

To make the roux: In a heavy skillet, combine equal parts oil with flour and cook over medium heat stirring constantly until dark brown in color. Immediately remove from heat. Roux will continue to cook, stir occasionally.


To make the Shrimp Gumbo: Over medium heat in a large stockpot, bring chicken with enough water to cover it to a boil and create a broth. Remove chicken from pot and discard. Melt butter into chicken broth, then add tomatoes, okra, peppers, celery, and onions. Next add salt, black pepper, garlic powder, Cajun seasoning, Old Bay seasoning, and hot sauce, to taste. Add additional water to cover gumbo. Cover and simmer on low heat for 2 hours. Add shrimp boil to pot and continue to simmer for an additional 1 hour. Add the shrimp and roux and simmer for another hour, for a total of 4 hours cooking time, or to the thickness desired. Serve over rice.

 

Another fav from my buddy Emeril

3/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup flour
2 cups chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 tablespoon minced garlic
Essence, recipe follows
2 quarts brown stock (rabbit, beef, veal, etc.)
3 bay leaves
1 whole rabbit, cut into pieces, about 2 1/2 pounds
2 dozen oysters, shucked with 1/4 cup of their liquor
3 teaspoons file powder
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Salt and pepper
2 cups cooked white rice, hot
2 tablespoons chopped parsley



In a large pot, combine the oil and flour together over medium heat. Stir the mixture for 15 to 20 minutes for a dark brown roux. Add the vegetables to the roux and season with Essence. Cook the vegetables for about 5 minutes or until they are wilted. Add the stock and bay leaves. Season the rabbit pieces with Essence and add to the liquid mixture. Bring the liquid up to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Simmer the gumbo, uncovered for about 2 hours. Skim off any fat that rises to the surface. Just before serving, add the oysters and their liquid and continue to simmer for 2 to 3 minutes or until the edges of the oysters curl. Remove from the heat and discard the bay leaves. Stir in the file powder and parsley. Reseason the gumbo is necessary. Ladle the gumbo over white rice. Garnish with chopped parsley.



Emeril's ESSENCE Creole Seasoning (also referred to as Bayou Blast):
2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon dried thyme

 

Lake Wylie cat's preferred...

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
1 bay leaf
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/3 cup diced onions
1/3 cup diced celery
1/2 green pepper, diced
1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 (10.5-ounce) can chicken broth
1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
3 ounces tomato paste
1 small (5-ounce) package frozen cut okra
Splash hot sauce
3/4 pound to 1 pound catfish, cut into chunks
Rice, cooked and drained, for serving



In a small bowl, combine the pepper, garlic salt, Cajun seasoning, and bay leaf and mix well; set aside. In a large pot, heat the vegetable oil over high heat. Add the onions, celery, and green peppers and stir. Add the flour and stir until blended. Add the chicken broth and stir until smooth. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, and okra and stir until mixed well. Add the hot sauce and seasoning mixture and mix well.



Bring the gumbo to a boil and then reduce the heat to a simmer and simmer for 30 minutes, uncovered. Add the catfish and stir to mix well. Cover the pot and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve with rice.
This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.

 

Pluck the fur from the cat.
Skin it (works better if you blanch it in hot water first.)
Save the whiskers in a bowl and set aside.




I can't go any further, I've made myself sick.

 

Don't forgit to add the okra. It ain't O-fficial gumbo if it don't have the okra.