re: gumbo advice

I'm afraid some are lost causes. Hard heads.

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CITWTT

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telling a man from ville platte that he can't cook a gumbo is like telling a mexican that he can't make a fricking taco.

put all your fancy shite in there if you want. oh....don't forget the bayleaf (might as well throw a fricking oak tree leaf in it).

take pride in making your own roux. not too many can stir a pot of flour and oil together until it turns brown.

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Why not go to a restaurant and buy a gallon?

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That's what I'm talkin' about!!

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telling a man from ville platte that he can't cook a gumbo is like telling a mexican that he can't make a fricking taco.

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if this is your idea of making a gumbo, then you most certainly cannot make a gumbo

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buy jar of roux
season meat
fill pot up halfway with water
salt water
add cayan pepper to water
boil water
add 2-3 diced onions
add roux
add meat
skim grease
add cut onion tops right before you serve

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This was my Shrimp, Crab, Okra and Sausage Gumbo

1 1/2 lb. shrimp
1 lb. blue crab meat
1 lb. sausage
Okra
1 green bellpepper
1 red bellpepper
1 large white onion
5 cloves garlic
4 cups seafood stock
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup water
thyme
3-4 bay leaves
1/4 tspn cayenne
kosher salt
pepper
big easy seasoning (like tony's but less sodium)
1/2 cup oil
3/4 cup flour

Preparing the Okra

1. Cut okra with a sharp knife. Be careful not to crush okra, this stuff gets slimy.
2. Heat cast iron skillet up to a high heat.
3. Add okra and cook on medium high to high heat stirring every now and then to prevent burning.
4. Once you can stir the okra and it is no longer slimy, you are done.

The Gumbo

1. Brown sausage in Cast Iron pot.
2. Add a little water and scrape pot with wooden spoon. Reserve liquid, remove sausage.
3. Make roux
4. Add onions once roux is dark (light chocolate)
5. add bellpeppers and continue stirring (5 minutes)
6. Add garlic
7. Once veggie's are soft, add stock/broth/water
8. Add sausage, and okra, bring to a boil.
9. Simmer for at least 1 hour. (i simmered for about 3-4 sunday).
10. about 10-15 minutes before serving, add shrimp and crab meat and let cook for 10-15 minutes.
11. Serve.

Fed 7 of us. Can feed up to about 9 or 10.

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if this is your idea of making a gumbo, then you most certainly cannot make a gumbo

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Agreed. That looks like a half assed lazy way to make a gumbo. Even then, i wouldn't call it gumbo.

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Explain your way of making okra for a gumbo.

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I start browning my sausage in skillet then throw the okra in with it. i've also added a can of Rotel and smothered it down and thrown it in the gumbo. My wife and her family don't care for okra in chunks either, but I have a garden full and I cook the gumbos.