SW's First Gumbo of the Fall (Turkey and Andouille)(PICS)

So as I walked out of walk Saturday morning and feeling that first fall breeze I immediately decided to cook a gumbo this weekend. I drove straight to Hackett's in Lake Charles and picked up some andouille, smoked pork sausage, and turkey tasso. I usually use regular tasso but turkey tasso made sense to me since it was going to be a turkey gumbo. Next stop was Kroger's for some fresh onion, bell peppers, celery, and onion tops. I also picked up 6 turkey legs. I already had some leftover homemade roux in a jar in the fridge so no pics of that part of the process. I also had some frozen turkey stock I made a few months ago. I boiled the turkey leg bones for a couple of hours, removed them, then added my defrosted stock to that quick stock. One of the best gumbos I ever made and plenty left for the freezer. Went perfectly with a Tiger victory and a few glasses of Eagle Rare bourbon

Prepped veggies and sausage


Raw turkey legs rubbed with NuNu's and Paul Proudhomme's poultry magic


Turkey legs after roasting. Let them cool then de-boned them.


Dat turkey stock


Simmering away. By now the whole house was smelling amazing


About an hour after I cut the stove off. By now the buzz was strong and the Tigers were making my blood pressure rise. Never doubted the victory would come though


Best thing I've eaten in months. I think I'm a pretty good cook but I really nailed this one, IMO.