Gumbo

Name: Gumbo
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 175ml vegetable oil; 175g plain flour; 2 onions, diced; 4 celery stalks, diced; 2 green peppers, diced; 400g andouille sausage, sliced; 500g raw prawns, peeled; 200g okra, sliced; 1.5L chicken stock; 2 tsp each smoked paprika, thyme, cayenne

United States

Gumbo is the official state cuisine of Louisiana, blending West African, French, Spanish and Native American cooking traditions.

Louisiana's great stew — shrimp, andouille sausage and okra in a dark roux-thickened broth. The soul of Cajun and Creole cooking.

Photo: ilovememphis

Prep

30 mins

Cook

1 hr 30 mins

Difficulty

Hard

Calories

415 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

175mlvegetable oil

175gplain flour

2onions, diced

4celery stalks, diced

2green peppers, diced

400gandouille sausage, sliced

500graw prawns, peeled

200gokra, sliced

1.5Lchicken stock

2 tsp eachsmoked paprika, thyme, cayenne

Method

Stir oil and flour over medium heat continuously for 30-45 minutes until dark chocolate colour.

Add onion, celery, pepper. Cook 10 minutes.

Add garlic, sausage and spices. Add warm stock gradually.

Simmer 45 minutes. Add okra and prawns in last 10 minutes.

Serve over white rice.

Chef's Tip

The dark roux is the soul of gumbo and cannot be rushed. Constant stirring for 45 minutes is required.

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