A real conundrum

not a gumbo if tomatoes exist

Again only the stock had tomatoes which is pretty standard for any stock making technique

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Again only the stock had tomatoes which is pretty standard for any stock making technique

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well then, you already have your answer.

Me personally? If I am making a stock for gumbo it does not include tomatoes, period.

I’ve never used tomato in a stock. I don’t see any need for acidity or color unless I was looking for a reddish color. And in a gumbo, I am not.

But to answer your question, if you consider your stock to be tomato flavored, then yes, you made a gumbo with tomatoes. If you consider a tomato to just be part of the ingredients (not the main flavoring aspect), then no, your gumbo doesn’t have tomatoes. If I put celery in a stock, that’s just part of the mix. I’d say the same can be said for a tomato.

Well, cook it. And if you like it, great.

I certainly understand the placement of tomatoes in certain stock, especially something like a beef stew but in a gumbo I find it unnecessary. I also don’t understand the need for that acidity.

plz post some pics of the gumbo. I would not even think of using lemon in a gumbo.

If you simmered dinosaur bones in liquid with aromatics & herbs, would your efforts result in dinosaur stock?

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think gumbo “rules” miss the whole damn point of gumbo. Merry Christmas, BO,

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Well said!! It's a fricken gumbo, make it the way you like it. Me I like tomatoes....

Tomatoes? What a fig. I can’t believe I have to read this shite the day before Christ’s birthday. If you’re looking for acidity, why not add a little vinegar?

Why on earth would you care about the colour of the stock? The final product is going to be brown anyway once you add the roux.

I put tomato in my gumbo stock last year and nothing bad happened this year. Go for it.