Boiled egg in the shell in gumbo

You said “a single boiled egg”. You mean someone out there is putting one egg in the gumbo? If so, there’s absolutely no viable reason.

Boiled or poached eggs in gumbo, stews, and red gravy more than likely came about by families trying to stretch their meat/protein.

I grew up with a couple of boiled eggs in my grandmother’s red gravy and she only did it because her momma did it.

I also love a poached egg in a red bean gumbo and feel that the poached egg is part of the recipe.

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I grew up with a couple of boiled eggs in my grandmother’s red gravy

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My Great Grandma added potatoes along with boiled eggs

Yep, probably because my Great Grandparents grew them
I’m not a fan of the eggs but still do potatoes

Boiled egg in a shell- no

Cracked eggs into a gumbo- yes!

Me too Baw! The guy asked a question and I answered it.

However, my grandma cracked a couple of eggs in her shrimp stew and did not stir it, so it cooked together and when taken out with that yoke just cooked and a bit on the runny side, paired with that roux fricassee is dam good. Its not egg drop soup, and there was plenty of shrimp in that stew. They did it just out of habit from their mom I guess.

Whole peeled hard-boiled eggs in a red gravy! My kids won’t have it any other way

Yep crack them in the gravy to poach. No real reason to put them in boiled and in the shell. I also drop some eggs in a crawfish boil pot after the bugs are dun.

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red bean gumbo

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I'm not saying its right but its good...