Best Bubba Gumps Greenbow County Okra Gumbo Recipes

OKRA GUMBO

Steps:

• Saute' onion and peppers in margarine until tender.
• Add remaining ingredients including cooked chicken.
• Cook on low for about 2 hours to blend flavors.
• This can be served over steamed rice.

SHRIMP AND OKRA GUMBO

Steps:

• Combine first 8 ingredients in small bowl for seasoning mixture.
• Heat 4 Tablespoons oil in 4-quart saucepan over high heat 1 minute.
• Add 2 cups okra and saute until brown, about 6 minutes.
• Stir onion, green pepper and celery into okra and cook 1 minute.
• Add butter and cook 1 minute.
• Mix in garlic and saute 1 minute.
• Stir in seasoning mixture and continue cooking over high heat 3 minutes to blend flavors, scraping bottom of pan frequently.
• Add flour and remaining 2 tablespoons oil.
• Continue cooking until flour is brown,scraping bottom of pan frequently, about 2 minutes.
• Mix in 1 1/2 cups stock, scraping up any brown bits from bottom of pan.
• Stir in remaining stock; boil 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in remaining 1 cup okra and continue simmering for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• (Can be prepared up to 2 days ahead at this point. Cover and refrigerate.Slowly bring to a simmer before proceeding.).
• Add green onion to soup and simmer 3 minutes.
• Stir in shrimp and simmer until shrimp just turn pink, about 1 minute.
• Salt to taste and serve.

OKRA AND TOMATOES (A.K.A. OKRA GUMBO)

Steps:

• Fry bacon in a large skillet that can be covered, until crisp. Remove from skillet and drain on paper towels. Saute onion in bacon drippings until tender. Add okra and tomatoes, stir to blend. Cover, reduce to low heat. Cook for about an hour, or until okra is tender, stirring occasionally. Do not stir too much or too briskly, because the okra will fall apart. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• **Note: Nanny diced the bacon and fried it and the onion together. My family doesn't like the bacon cooked into it because the bacon becomes soft. If you do it my way, you can sprinkle the bacon on right before serving.

EASY WEEKNIGHT OKRA & BEEF GUMBO

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a large pan.
• Cook over medium heat for about 45 minutes or until thick and okra turns from bright green to dull green -- .

CHICKEN AND OKRA GUMBO

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large heavy pan and add the flour.
• Cook over a low heat, stirring, to make a dark brown roux (the color of hazelnut shells).
• Add the onion, garlic, green pepper and celery and cook until lightly browned, stirring occasionally.
• Add the okra, parsley, bay leaf, thyme, salt, peppers, and cayenne and tabasco to taste, then stir in the tomatoes, tomato puree, and half the stock or water.
• Bring to a boil, stirring well.
• Simmer for 1-1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• During this time, the okra, which is initially slimy, will turn the mixture very dark and glutinous.
• Meanwhile, remove the chicken meat from the carcass.
• Discard all skin and cut the meat into bite-sized pieces.
• Add the chicken meat and corn to the gumbo with the remaining stock or water and simmer for 30 minutes longer, stirring from time to time.

OKRA GUMBO

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in garlic, onion, and green bell pepper, and saute until tender. Stir in okra, mushrooms, diced tomatoes and their liquid, tomato paste, file powder, bay leaves, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, 40 minutes.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Stirring constantly, add flour, and cook 2 to 5 minutes, until a golden brown roux has formed.
• Spoon the roux into the okra mixture, and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, 5 to 10 minutes, until thickened.