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Cracking egg in the gumbo
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:16 am
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:16 am
This blew my wife's mind the first time she saw me do this. I love to crack a few eggs in the gumbo. Anybody else do this?
FTR: Once you are finished cooking, right before serving and the stove is off, crack eggs in and cover the lid, do not stir.
FTR: Once you are finished cooking, right before serving and the stove is off, crack eggs in and cover the lid, do not stir.
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Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:17 am to CoachChappy
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:18 am to CoachChappy
I grew up on eggs in gumbo--but they were usually hardboiled, peeled, and dropped into the pot just before serving. It's a common rural trick to up the protein content and "stretch" the pot to feed a max amount of people. Most folks who keep backyard chickens are always looking for ways to use eggs.
My favorite thing to add hardboiled eggs to: crawfish etouffee. The egg whites soak up the color & flavor of the crawfish fat, the yolks get creamy and delicious. Heck, the egg cooked in the gravy is almost more tasty than the crawfish.
My favorite thing to add hardboiled eggs to: crawfish etouffee. The egg whites soak up the color & flavor of the crawfish fat, the yolks get creamy and delicious. Heck, the egg cooked in the gravy is almost more tasty than the crawfish.
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:18 am to CoachChappy
I will add hard boiled eggs though.
This post was edited on 10/31/19 at 9:26 am
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:20 am to hungryone
Hard-boiled eggs in shrimp gumbo? Absolutely. Chicken and sausage? Nah.
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:20 am to CoachChappy
Yeah I'm not on board with this one.
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:23 am to CoachChappy
I always drop some eggs in a crawfish or after boil stew but never in a gumbo
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:25 am to CoachChappy
Great grandmother used to do it all the time. She made gumbo during lent a bunch and would put shrimp and the eggs.
When it was ready she would get the water boiling again and crack the egg right in the boil.... Look like oysters, taste like eggs.
So, yeh I like it.
When it was ready she would get the water boiling again and crack the egg right in the boil.... Look like oysters, taste like eggs.
So, yeh I like it.
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:39 am to Janky
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I will add hard boiled eggs though.
It's the same idea, but you crack them in, and it boils. It has the taste of the gumbo juice. It's awesome.
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:39 am to CoachChappy
That’s stupid. The whole point of boiling an egg in gumbo (much like a potato) is to absorb excess salt when one accidentally overseasons the pot. It’s also a cheap way to add protein.
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:43 am to kingbob
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That’s stupid. The whole point of boiling an egg in gumbo (much like a potato) is to absorb excess salt when one accidentally overseasons the pot.
Never, ever heard of eggs being used to "absorb salt" from an overseasoned dish. Doesn't seem like it would work.
Potatoes, yes. But not eggs.
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:45 am to CoachChappy
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It's the same idea, but you crack them in, and it boils. It has the taste of the gumbo juice. It's awesome.
It is interesting. Not sure how visually appealing it is.
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:49 am to Janky
It looks like a hard boiled egg.
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:52 am to CoachChappy
As long as you have some tomatoes in the gumbo then I don’t see the problem with an egg or two.
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:52 am to CoachChappy
quote:one of the greatest things in life...... I remember as a kid my mom would do a bunch of them.
Once you are finished cooking, right before serving and the stove is off, crack eggs in and cover the lid, do not stir.
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:55 am to CoachChappy
quote:yep it was always a taste teaser before the gumbo was ready for us.
It's the same idea, but you crack them in, and it boils. It has the taste of the gumbo juice. It's awesome.
quote:it looks like a sunny side up egg with bits of cooked trinity, maybe a piece of chicken with a gumbo flavor in the egg.
It is interesting. Not sure how visually appealing it is.
This post was edited on 10/31/19 at 9:58 am
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:56 am to CarRamrod
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one of the greatest things in life...... I remember as a kid my mom would do a bunch of them.
My man
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:03 am to CoachChappy
I've heard of it being a prairie cajun thing... A few years ago a neighbor turned me onto hard boiled eggs in gumbo...pretty damn solid
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:08 am to CoachChappy
If we have eggs you can bet I’m cracking a couple in at the end for myself. I thought this was common but apparently not.
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:11 am to CoachChappy
Prairie Cajuns are a weird breed
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