Gammy’s Gumbo!

Gammy’s Gumbo

Gammy's Louisiana Gumbo
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time2 hours
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Cajun
Keyword: Gumbo
Servings: 10
Author: Marjorie McBride

Equipment

  • Iron Skillet
  • Stock Pot

Ingredients

Roux

  • 3/4 cup Vegetable Oil
  • 3/4 cup Flour

Veggie mixture

  • 1 ea Green Pepper Chopped
  • 1.5 cup Onion Chopped
  • 1 cup Celery Chopped

Gumbo

  • 1 tsp Fresh Oregano Chopped
  • 1 tbsp Fresh Thyme
  • 6 cups Stock From thanksgiving Turkey!
  • 1 ea Bay Leaf
  • 2 tbs Garlic
  • 1 lbs Andouille Sausage
  • 10 each Large Shrimp (optional) cut up
  • 1 lbs Turkey or Chicken
  • 1/2 cup Parsley
  • 5/4 cup Green Onion Chopped
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1 pinch Filé to taste

Instructions

Roux

  • Cook vegetable oil and flour to make the roux the color of dark caramel (a sugar daddy candy bar color) Stirring constantly on medium heat. This should take about 15 minutes.

Roux Veggies

  • Add chopped green pepper, onion, celery. (mixture will be dry) Cook for about 15 minutes.

Gumbo

  • Put stock in a large pot.
  • Add Chopped Oregano, Worcestershire Sauce, Bay Leaf, Thyme, and bring to a boil.
  • Add roux to mixture in pot. Bring back to boil.
  • Sauté rounds of Andouille in the roux skillet then add to pot.
  • Add Garlic.
  • Let cook down about an hour or so.
  • Add shrimp if desired and cook for about 5 minutes.
  • Add Turkey or Chicken last with chopped parsley and green onion.
  • Serve over rice (Brown rice is good)
  • Sprinkle Filé on that bowl of Gumbo!