Gumbo

Turkey Gumbo

All Recipes — Stir oil and flour together in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Cook, stirring slowly and constantly to keep the roux from burning, until the mixture becomes a dark chocolate brown, about 10 minutes. Add the onions, celery, and bell ...More…

Fire Roasted Vegetarian Gumbo

All Recipes — Arrange the serrano, banana, and jalapeno chile peppers on a baking sheet and place in the oven. Watch carefully and broil just until the skins blacken and blister, 4 to 5 minutes. Turn the peppers and continue broiling until all sides are ...More…

Seafood Gumbo

All Recipes — Combine the red, white, and black peppers, paprika, thyme, oregano, bay leaf, and salt; set aside. In a heavy pot, 5 quart or larger, heat oil over medium heat, warming the pot first. Add onions, celery, and green pepper. Turn heat to high. ...More…

Chicken Stock Gumbo

All Recipes — Place six slices of the bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Set aside the cooked bacon and reserve 1/2 cup of the grease in the skillet. Whisk in the flour and vegetable oil until smooth. Stir in the ...More…

Louisiana Shrimp and Eggs Gumbo

All Recipes — Heat oil in a Dutch oven or any heavy pan. Stir in flour to make a roux. Cook, stirring constantly, until roux is dark brown; be careful not to burn. Add onion and garlic, and cook until slightly wilted. Whisk in water. Stir in celery, green ...More…

Gumbo Style Chicken Creole

All Recipes — Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Stir in flour and cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes or until mixture is the color of a copper penny. Reduce heat to low and stir in bell pepper and onion. Cook 10 to 15 minutes, or until tender, ...More…

Ground Chicken Gumbo

All Recipes — Cook rice according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, cook the chicken, celery, green pepper and onion in oil over medium heat for 8 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a ...More…

Chicken Andouille Gumbo

All Recipes — Combine water and chicken in large pot. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until chicken is tender, about 1 hour. Using tongs, transfer chicken to strainer and cool, saving cooking liquid. Remove meat from bones in pieces. Heat 2 tablespoons ...More…

Chicken Gumbo Soup

All Recipes — Bring the water to a boil. Add the garlic powder and the hot pepper sauce. Put the carrots and mushrooms into the pot of water. Cook for five minutes. Add the okra, wild rice, and chicken cubes. Turn heat to low, and cook for three hours. Add the ...More…

Shrimp and Catfish Gumbo

All Recipes — Warm oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic. Cook until soft, about 10 minutes. Dissolve bouillon cubes in hot water. Pour into skillet. Stir tomatoes, okra, and shrimp into skillet. Season with salt, ...More…

Seafood File Gumbo

All Recipes — Shell and devein the shrimp, reserve the shells. Place the shrimp in a covered bowl and refrigerate. Place the shells on a cookie sheet, and bake until the shells are dried and starting to brown on the edges. Turn off the oven. Make the stock: In ...More…

Merwin's Shrimp Gumbo

All Recipes — In a medium skillet, brown the sausage over medium heat. Remove from pan, and drain on paper towels to remove some of the fat. Discard fat in pan. In a large skillet, heat vegetable oil over high heat. Brown chicken pieces in hot oil. Turn ...More…