re: Removing the oil from gumbo

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And you seemed to be agreeing with him.

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In theory, he is right. The damn oil is never converted to a soluble liquid by the fact that it cooked some flour. If you take out the meats containing oil and any stock making meats, and then add roux to plain water, I would bet that at least 90% of the oil could be skimmed from the top without advanced scientific equipment.