Best Barbs Gumbo Recipes

GOOD NEW ORLEANS CREOLE GUMBO

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I am going to give you my gumbo recipe. I learned to cook from my mother and grandmother who were born and raised in New Orleans and really knew how to cook. Most of the time, you could not get them to write down their recipes because they used a 'pinch' of this and 'just enough of that' and 'two fingers of water,' and so on. This recipe is a combination of both of their recipes which I have added to over the years. Serve over hot cooked rice. The gumbo can be frozen or refrigerated and many people like it better the next day. Bon appetit!

Provided by Mddoccook

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Gumbo Recipes

Time 3h40m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 24

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
¾ cup bacon drippings
1 cup coarsely chopped celery
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
1 large green bell pepper, coarsely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound andouille sausage, sliced
3 quarts water
6 cubes beef bouillon
1 tablespoon white sugar
salt to taste
2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®), or to taste
½ teaspoon Cajun seasoning blend (such as Tony Chachere's®), or to taste
4 bay leaves
½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
1 (6 ounce) can tomato sauce
4 teaspoons file powder, divided
2 tablespoons bacon drippings
2 (10 ounce) packages frozen cut okra, thawed
2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
1 pound lump crabmeat
3 pounds uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Steps:

Make a roux by whisking the flour and 3/4 cup bacon drippings together in a large, heavy saucepan over medium-low heat to form a smooth mixture. Cook the roux, whisking constantly, until it turns a rich mahogany brown color. This can take 20 to 30 minutes; watch heat carefully and whisk constantly or roux will burn. Remove from heat; continue whisking until mixture stops cooking.
Place the celery, onion, green bell pepper, and garlic into the work bowl of a food processor, and pulse until the vegetables are very finely chopped. Stir the vegetables into the roux, and mix in the sausage. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium-low heat, and cook until vegetables are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat, and set aside.
Bring the water and beef bouillon cubes to a boil in a large Dutch oven or soup pot. Stir until the bouillon cubes dissolve, and whisk the roux mixture into the boiling water. Reduce heat to a simmer, and mix in the sugar, salt, hot pepper sauce, Cajun seasoning, bay leaves, thyme, stewed tomatoes, and tomato sauce. Simmer the soup over low heat for 1 hour; mix in 2 teaspoons of file gumbo powder at the 45-minute mark.
Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons of bacon drippings in a skillet, and cook the okra with vinegar over medium heat for 15 minutes; remove okra with slotted spoon, and stir into the simmering gumbo. Mix in crabmeat, shrimp, and Worcestershire sauce, and simmer until flavors have blended, 45 more minutes. Just before serving, stir in 2 more teaspoons of file gumbo powder.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 283.1 calories, Carbohydrate 12.1 g, Cholesterol 142.6 mg, Fat 16.6 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 20.9 g, SaturatedFat 5.9 g, Sodium 853.1 mg, Sugar 2.8 g

NEW ORLEANS GUMBO

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I've been making this New Orleans gumbo for at least 30 years. I'm originally from New Orleans, and I think it's a nice taste of the Vieux Carre (French Quarter). Everyone who tastes this gumbo wants the recipe. It's an old standby for my family, who requests it frequently. -Dolores M. Bridges, Danville, Kentucky

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 45m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

2 cups chicken broth
1 cup uncooked converted rice
2 celery ribs, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/2 pound smoked kielbasa or Polish sausage, cut into 1/2-inch slices
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon pepper
2 bay leaves
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cold water
1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 large green pepper, chopped
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley

Steps:

In a large saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Stir in the rice, celery, onion and garlic. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes., Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, combine the tomatoes, chicken, kielbasa, thyme, pepper, bay leaves and cayenne. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes., Combine flour and water until smooth; gradually stir into chicken mixture. Stir in shrimp and green pepper. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat for 4-6 minutes or until shrimp turn pink and gumbo is thickened. Discard bay leaves., Remove rice from the heat and let stand for 5 minutes; stir in parsley. Serve with gumbo.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 339 calories, Fat 10g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 124mg cholesterol, Sodium 841mg sodium, Carbohydrate 29g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 29g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

BARB'S GUMBO

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This is my recipe for gumbo. I have made it with shrimp or chicken. We like it either way. You can make it as spicy as you like . We do not care for it to spicy or hot.

Provided by Barb G.

Categories Gumbo

Time 1h5m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 20

Ingredients

1/3 cup flour
1/4 cup canola oil
1/3 cup celery, chopped
1/3 cup bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup yellow onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped fine
1 (16 ounce) can chopped tomatoes
3 cups chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon basil
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2-1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (Tabasco or cayenne pepper or to your taste.)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup canned corn or 1/2 cup frozen corn
1/4-1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 cups okra, sliced (fresh or frozen)
1/2-1 lb shrimp, cleaned & shells off
rice

Steps:

Add oil to skillet, heat over medium heat add the flour, to make a roux.
(It is ready when it's color matches that of a penney).
This may take about 15 minutes.
Stir in onion, celery, bell pepper, garlic, and black pepper.
Cook over medium heat about 3 minutes or till vegetables are crisp tender.
Gradually stir in chicken broth, tomatoes, salt, Worcestershire sauce, pepper sauce, corn, okra, Basil, thyme, cumin and bay leaf.
Bring to boiling point; reduce heat.
Cover and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes.
Add SHRIMP during the last 5 minutes.
Serve over Rice.
This can also be made with chicken, if using chicken.
Use chicken breast cut in chunks Add during the last 20 to 30 minute cooking time.
Smoked sausage is also good added with the chicken.
I have added a can of crabmeat to the shrimp version.