Velvet
by Big Bore. 05/01/24 11:16 PM
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Wednesday Night Gumbo...
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10/25/17 03:49 PM
10/25/17 03:49 PM
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Irishguy
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Ok. It's chilly outside and time for some comfort food. I got to get home from out of state a little early today and happened to have a pound of Gulf shrimp, a pound of smoked sausage and some previously grilled chicken in the fridge... Do I make Jambalaya or Gumbo? Well Gumbo keeps better so Gumbo it was... Fried up the sausage in a little oil, got it brown and removed it from the pan. Added about 1/4 cup of butter and about 3/4 cup of flour and stirred all that fat and flour together until it looked like chocolate and smelled like popcorn. Meanwhile Mrs. Irish is chopping up a vidalia onion, a bell pepper, and a few stalks of celery. So once the roux is done I throw all that in there and stop the roux from cooking. Then I pour in a box of Beef bone broth and add 1/4 cup of Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper, red pepper flakes, parsley, and a couple of bay leaves and some garlic.... Oh and a can of tomatoes and about 2 cups or so of frozen chopped okra. (I usually fry up the okra in bacon grease, but tonight I wanted to get this done.) I let all that cook while we have a beer or two and talk. Then I start the rice and let it cook for about 20 minutes. When it's almost done I put a little olive oil on the griddle and season and grill some French bread. While that's cooking I put in some File gumbo into the pot and add the shrimp Mrs. Irish has been peeling. I let that go for about 5 minutes or less. Pull everything off and serve over the rice and garnish with a little chopped green onions and a little Tabasco sauce.
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Re: Wednesday Night Gumbo...
[Re: Irishguy]
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10/25/17 11:16 PM
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Looks wonderful. Can’t do shell fish here so it is chicken and sausage when I make it, but that looks mighty fine!!
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Re: Wednesday Night Gumbo...
[Re: Tigger85]
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10/26/17 12:21 AM
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Man that looks great. Love gumbo also. But I can't seem to make it right the couple of times I tried it. You're just over in Pelham, we should get together one night and I'll show you how I make it while you cook it. Heck if LSU fans can make it, it can't be too hard! Right? A couple of key things. Get the roux dark. I have my gas stove on medium and use about 2 parts flour to 1 part oil or butter. Beef broth helps make it darker and richer. Same goes for the 1/4 cup of Worcestershire sauce. The File gumbo at the end really seems to tighten everything up at the last.
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Re: Wednesday Night Gumbo...
[Re: Maggie123]
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10/26/17 12:24 AM
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Looks wonderful. Can’t do shell fish here so it is chicken and sausage when I make it, but that looks mighty fine!! Speaking of shell fish, When I have some fresh oysters, that's when it is best, I chop them up and throw them in there and it gives it a nice earthy flavor. I think next time I'm going to put in about a table spoon of fish sauce (Maybe start with a teaspoon. That crap is strong ) and see how that does. I think the fish sauce may do the same thing.
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Re: Wednesday Night Gumbo...
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10/26/17 04:37 AM
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4 bowls of gumbo and 10 or so beers makes for an interesting bathroom schedule the next day... That's quite a brew but oh so worth it.
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Re: Wednesday Night Gumbo...
[Re: Irishguy]
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10/26/17 06:14 PM
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Man that looks great. Love gumbo also. But I can't seem to make it right the couple of times I tried it. You're just over in Pelham, we should get together one night and I'll show you how I make it while you cook it. Heck if LSU fans can make it, it can't be too hard! Right? A couple of key things. Get the roux dark. I have my gas stove on medium and use about 2 parts flour to 1 part oil or butter. Beef broth helps make it darker and richer. Same goes for the 1/4 cup of Worcestershire sauce. The File gumbo at the end really seems to tighten everything up at the last. Let me know, have truck will travel.
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