Worst gumbo mistakes you've seen

thin broth
old seafood, so the gumbo tasted like total arse

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b. gumbo with tomatoes.

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sometimes I'll put a lil tomato sauce in mine... like maybe 4 oz.

Burnt Roux..

Too thin or too thick.. IMO Gumbo should not sit on top of rice..

But the worst I have EVER seen was it being served on Top Chef TWICE (two diff chefs) over grits!

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a. gumbo with NO roux. Kind of like soup

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This person had no idea of what to do.

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b. gumbo with tomatoes.

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Creole gumbo...not my choice but not unheard of.

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c. instead of chicken and sausage, one guy made chicken and weiner gumbo.

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Brother-in-law once accidentally used powdered sugar instead of flour to make his roux. Looked like a beautiful roux. Taste? Not so much.

This is a mistake you will only make once.

Seafood gumbo, shrimp, crab, & okra gumbo in a black cast iron pot.

The acid in the okra reacts with the black iron and turns your gumbo black.

Nasty looking!!!

Actually doesn't really affect the flavor but I couldn't get past the ugly presentation.

I think it's a mistake to mix seafood with meats, but some folks like it.

The worst for me is seafood that has been cooked into oblivion before serving. You add it at the last minute. You do not simmer seafood gumbo with the seafood in it, all damn day long. Some restaurants just don't get that. Many do, though, and they make the gumbo sans the proteins, and add the seafood to the individual bowls/cups just before serving. This is the RIGHT way to do it.

I love turkey gumbo after Thanksgiving. I buy an extra turkey just to make sure I have plenty of leftovers to make it. I particularly like smoked turkey gumbo.

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a. gumbo with NO roux. Kind of like soup.

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you can make a legitimate gumbo with no roux. Okra and file can thicken as well. I always use roux, myself, but you dont need roux for a gumbo.

Try mistakenly using powdered sugar instead of flour when you make the roux! Gumbogross!