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Deconstructing Gumbo
Posted on 3/29/22 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 3/29/22 at 2:02 pm
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Gumbo is a dish that resists definition. For every statement of truth about it, there exists an opposing statement of truth. It’s sometimes served as a soup course, while at other times it’s the centrepiece of a meal. It’s casual, gather-around-the-pot party food, yet it’s also formal, worthy of holiday tables and fine china. It’s always served with rice, except when it comes with potato salad or cornbread.
National Geographic
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Posted on 3/29/22 at 2:15 pm to Stadium Rat
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These varying ideas about the perfect gumbo stir up light-hearted debate in Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast
This guy didn't wonder over to this board when writing the article but overall I liked the article. People tend to get a little pissy about that debate. I cook my chicken and sausage according to Donald Link's recipe from real cajun but, just as the article suggests, I vary the hell out of it. I use it mainly for the spices and their measurements. I also throw almost all of the spices in after throwing the trinity into the roux and it cooking for a few minutes before combing the liquid with the roux.
I have done a few seafood gumbos but I've never cared for seafood gumbo by anyone. I've always viewed it as a costly ordeal and now its even crazier what it would cost to cook it.
This post was edited on 3/29/22 at 2:17 pm
Posted on 3/29/22 at 3:52 pm to rmc
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I have done a few seafood gumbos but I've never cared for seafood gumbo by anyone. I've always viewed it as a costly ordeal and now its even crazier what it would cost to cook it.
i'll do a shrimp gumbo or okra gumbo with shrimp in it but i dont do all that crab in the shell seafood gumbo BS
Posted on 3/29/22 at 4:43 pm to Stadium Rat
I see tomatoes and brussels sprouts, but no gumbo in that pic.
Posted on 3/29/22 at 7:28 pm to keakar
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dont do all that crab in the shell seafood gumbo BS
It's fine if you don't do it but seafood gumbo with cracked crab in the shell is legitimate as it gets
Posted on 3/29/22 at 7:34 pm to Stadium Rat
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It’s always served with rice, except when it comes with potato salad
I don’t mind a scoop of potato salad in my gumbo but do some people serve their gumbo over straight tater salad?
Posted on 3/29/22 at 7:44 pm to Saskwatch
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cracked crab in the shell is legitimate as it gets
Yea, you’d never pick em that size for a boil, but they’re great in a gumbo.
Posted on 3/29/22 at 7:45 pm to Saskwatch
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seafood gumbo with cracked crab in the shell is legitimate as it gets
when i make mine its with loose limp crab meat not in the shell
i have had it at restaurants and it is good but damn i hate the mess, its either finger food or its not, dont give me a bowl of liquid then i gotta peel my own crab meat out of the shell. thats just a bridge too far for my liking
but then i also hate shrimp cooked with the tails still on for the same reason, make a decision, i either eat with utensils, or my hands, but i dont want to go back and forth with it
Posted on 3/29/22 at 9:24 pm to Stadium Rat
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Recipe: Frank Brigtsen’s prawn and okra gumbo with andouille
For this recipe from the chef-owner of Brigtsen’s Restaurant in New Orleans, you can either buy seafood stock or make your own. For homemade, source fresh head-on prawns, remove the heads and shells (reserving the meat for the gumbo), then put in a pot with 2L cold water. Bring to a boil, simmer for 30 mins, then strain.
Serves: 6 Takes: 2-3 hrs
Ingredients
135g andouille (or other smoked sausage), sliced into 2½cm-thick half-rounds
175ml vegetable oil
90g plain flour
4 tbsp mild olive oil
225g okra, trimmed and sliced into rounds
180g tinned plum tomatoes
1 large onion, peeled and finely diced
200g celery sticks, finely diced
1 bay leaf
2 garlic cloves, finely diced
¼ tsp dried thyme
½ tsp dried oregano
½ tsp dried basil
¼ tsp ground cayenne pepper
1.5L seafood stock
225g crab meat (a mix of white and brown is best)
250g shelled raw prawns
cooked white rice, to serve
Posted on 3/29/22 at 9:26 pm to OysterPoBoy
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I don’t mind a scoop of potato salad in my gumbo but do some people serve their gumbo over straight tater salad
The potato salad (and it better have celery and capers in it) goes on top.
Posted on 3/29/22 at 9:42 pm to rmc
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I cook my chicken and sausage according to Donald Link's recipe
Donald Link makes a good gumbo but damn stirring a roux for 1.5 hours
Posted on 3/30/22 at 9:48 am to fr33manator
Wholeheartedly agree. Frickin' tomatoes.
So I have not done potato salad with gumbo before. Whose got a good gumbo ready potato salad?
I typically do chicken & sausage over rice. I boil my own chicken flavoring the water myself before the boil. Make my own roux spending 20 minutes stirring it in the cast iron pot.
This post was edited on 3/30/22 at 9:56 am
Posted on 3/30/22 at 11:01 am to Stadium Rat
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It’s casual, gather-around-the-pot party food,
a Gumbo Party! They happen all the time!. Posted on 3/30/22 at 11:02 am to jp4lsu
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Whose got a good gumbo ready potato salad?
potatoes, mayo, mustard, dill pickle, salt ETA: hell I forgot boiled eggs..
This post was edited on 3/31/22 at 8:40 am
Posted on 3/30/22 at 11:35 am to CarRamrod
I cant Hear the words “gumbo party” without thinking of that shitty cop show “K-Ville”
Woof.
Woof.
Posted on 3/30/22 at 11:42 am to SammyTiger
quote:thats because the show invented the term "Gumbo Party". Hence the joke.
I cant Hear the words “gumbo party” without thinking of that shitty cop show “K-Ville”
Woof.
This post was edited on 3/30/22 at 11:43 am
Posted on 3/30/22 at 11:53 am to rmc
Seafood gumbo shits all over chicken and sausage gumbo and it isn't even close. Chicken and sausage gumbo is by far the worst of the Louisiana dishes. Uninspiring and nothing special.
Posted on 3/30/22 at 12:08 pm to highcotton2
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Donald Link makes a good gumbo but damn stirring a roux for 1.5 hours
Is he using a bic lighter as a heat source?
Posted on 3/30/22 at 12:09 pm to Tigers0891
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Seafood gumbo shits all over chicken and sausage gumbo and it isn't even close. Chicken and sausage gumbo is by far the worst of the Louisiana dishes. Uninspiring and nothing special.
Nothing like an opinion filled with absolutes, based on taste preference.
Posted on 3/30/22 at 12:11 pm to keakar
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i have had it at restaurants and it is good but damn i hate the mess, its either finger food or its not, dont give me a bowl of liquid then i gotta peel my own crab meat out of the shell. thats just a bridge too far for my liking
but then i also hate shrimp cooked with the tails still on for the same reason, make a decision, i either eat with utensils, or my hands, but i dont want to go back and forth with it
This. Soup is not a finger food. Peel the damn shrimp!
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