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Go to gumbo besides chicken and sausage?

Posted on 11/14/19 at 1:02 pm
Posted by RabidTiger
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Posted on 11/14/19 at 1:02 pm
I'm kind of burnt out on chicken and sausage gumbo at the moment. What are y'all's other favorite recipes for gumbo? I've made most of the gumbos in Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana kitchen, but it's been a few years. I'm seeing a lot of recipes for seafood gumbo but don't necessarily feel like dropping a hundred bucks on crab meat, oysters, and shrimp.

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This post was edited on 11/14/19 at 1:03 pm
Posted by Gris Gris
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Posted on 11/14/19 at 1:06 pm to
I love smoked turkey gumbo.
Posted by Saskwatch
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Posted on 11/14/19 at 1:12 pm to
I make duck & oyster gumbo around Christmas every year. It's my favorite.

John Folse Recipe
Posted by biggsc
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Posted on 11/14/19 at 2:16 pm to
Duck
Posted by Powerman
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Posted on 11/14/19 at 2:39 pm to
Chicken/Okra with whole bone in chicken thighs
Posted by gumbo2176
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Posted on 11/14/19 at 2:46 pm to
Seafood gumbo is my other go-to gumbo, but like you mentioned, the price of crab meat and oysters has gotten ridiculous. Add to that the scarcity of oysters this year and they are even more expensive, if you can find them.

When I make mine I use gumbo crabs, shrimp stock, oyster liquor, shrimp, bay scallops and if I have any left over from the spring, crawfish tail meat.

Still works out to around $25+ a gallon for the ingredients.
Posted by AbitaFan08
Boston, MA
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Posted on 11/14/19 at 2:49 pm to
I agree with Squatch. Duck and oyster.
Posted by commode
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Posted on 11/14/19 at 3:54 pm to
Shrimp and Okra.
Posted by Martini
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Posted on 11/14/19 at 4:17 pm to
If you don’t want to spend money on seafood make a fried chicken and andouille gumbo. 8 pcs Popeyes or day old Albertsons fried chicken are perfect.

I like making a shrimp and andouille.

When I want oysters I have started just adding them to the bowl. It only takes a minute as I like them just “poached” and I have a lot that don’t like oysters. Plus with the price I really only need a pint. Also oysters in gumbo don’t freeze well.
Posted by The Nino
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Posted on 11/14/19 at 6:21 pm to
Shrimp and crabclaw is our standard gumbo
Posted by baylorbaiter
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Posted on 11/14/19 at 6:51 pm to
My Dad loved my Mom's squirrel gumbo above all others. I'm kind of partial to it to. And her seafood gumbo was a close second.
Posted by GregMaddux
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Posted on 11/14/19 at 8:34 pm to
Red bean gumbo
Seafood gumbo
Posted by bdevill
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Posted on 11/15/19 at 8:27 am to

Shrimp and Okra
Posted by Saskwatch
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Posted on 11/15/19 at 8:38 am to
Unfortunately for OP at the end of the day gumbo falls into categories - 1. Poultry 2. Seafood. The only gumbo that strays from those categories is Gumbo Z'herbes. RIP Leah Chase.
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
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Posted on 11/15/19 at 10:00 am to
My uncle cooked a goose gumbo when I was a kid, that was good stuff.
Posted by GusMcRae
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Posted on 11/15/19 at 4:14 pm to
Turkey neck and andouille was my mother's specialty. You'd be surprised how much meat is on a big turkey neck.

Nobody has mentioned rabbit and sausage. I made a huge one for our big extended family Xmas gathering last year... like 6 rabbits and 10# of andouille. You can use domesticated rabbit, available at most big chain markets and/or specialty markets.
Posted by Zappas Stache
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Posted on 11/17/19 at 2:07 pm to
Shrimp & okra gumbo and I like to add small pieces of catfish (1 inch chunks that break apart when cooked so very small). No need to add oyster and crab. I only do that for Christmas gumbo.
This post was edited on 11/17/19 at 3:16 pm
Posted by LSUaFOOL
Jackson, La
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 11/17/19 at 3:14 pm to
I make a turnip gumbo with smoked sausage. Just a roux, turnip root, and normally use homemade deer sausage.
Posted by Bigfishchoupique
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Posted on 11/18/19 at 5:52 am to
Poule deau (Coots)
Posted by gumbo2176
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Posted on 11/18/19 at 8:24 am to
I was at my late father-in-laws house up in Mansura many years ago and had fried 4 turkeys for the Thanksgiving meal and the ladies fixed several casseroles and side dishes to go with it.

Thursday night I put the carcasses in a huge pot with onion, carrot, celery, bay leaves, garlic and a slew of dry and wet seasonings and let that cook for over 12 hours simmering on his stove.

Next morning I started my big pot of gumbo to feed 30 people and used some leftover turkey, tasso, andouille, 3 ducks a neighbor gave us from a hunt and about one third sack of oysters (when oysters were sold by the 100 lb. sack), so about 6-7 dozen of them along with the oyster liquor.

My brother-in-law still talks about that gumbo every Thanksgiving when he's here for my big party.

I wound up making 4 gallons of gumbo and it was eaten that day along with fried turkey sandwiches and enough desserts to give the whole bunch diabetes.
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