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Gumbo

batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
edited March 2009 in Strut Central
Anyone make it at home?I made some last night.Mudbugs,sausage,Shrimp,roasted chicken,okra,sassafras(at the end).Any recommendations?I never learned how yo eat mudbugs, but the internets show ya how.I have yet to graduate to Crabs.

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  • vinylstalkervinylstalker 397 Posts
    Sounds/looks good.

    Grew up with it.
    The darker the roux, the better, but if you are doing the creole variety
    with okra, the roux should be lighter. Deep tan.
    Down here it starts and ends with the file.
  • vinylstalkervinylstalker 397 Posts
    Oh, and if you want to get tech and, ya know, awthentik, you
    need to seperate the fowl/sausage from the seafood.

    Chicken/sausage gumbo= Mitsubishi.
    Crawfish/shrimp= VDub.

    Throw some oysters on that bitch.
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
    Did ya do the roux yaself?
  • vinylstalkervinylstalker 397 Posts
    How else?

    Don't tell me this comes in a jar now...
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
    Yep...


    Down here it starts and ends with the file.

    and...

    Throw some oysters on that bitch.
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
    How else?

    Don't tell me this comes in a jar now...

    Exhibit A:

  • vinylstalkervinylstalker 397 Posts
    Good God.

    How is that possibly edible?
    Flour and oil jello?

    I mean, it takes a while, but it's just 2 things
    stirred together over heat.

    Wonders never cease...
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
  • vinylstalkervinylstalker 397 Posts

    Exhibit A:


    THIS IS WHY THEY HATE US.



    So, did you make your own or cop out?
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts

    Exhibit A:


    THIS IS WHY THEY HATE US.



    So, did you make your own or cop out?

    I've never made gumbo myself before.

    Additionally, I don't think I've ever had gumbo made from a bottled roux either.
  • vinylstalkervinylstalker 397 Posts
    Yeah, I was asking the original posteur.

    Whom, I suspect, is deciding whether to admit to using
    flour and oil from a jar...

    Oh, and I've always found shrimp to be the one local
    seafood item that dosen't belong in gumbo.
    Takes away from the chewiness inherent in good gumbo,
    shrimp pop in your mouth too much, and they don't get infused
    with the goodness the way crawfish do.
  • ElectrodeElectrode Los Angeles 3,086 Posts
    I agree with the oysters. Squid is good, too. Oddly enough, I used to love gumbo and eat it every week. Since last year, I now cannot stand the sight of it.
  • hogginthefogghogginthefogg 6,098 Posts
    Try some scallops--you'll be pleasantly surprised. And as for crabs, you should at least throw in some claws because boiling the shells will add so much flavor. On that same note, save your shrimp peels and boil them separately. The stock you make with it will add tons of flavor, too.

    And I've never had okra or tomatoes in gumbo in my life--I wasn't raised like that.
  • vinylstalkervinylstalker 397 Posts

    And I've never had okra or tomatoes in gumbo in my life--I wasn't raised like that.

    Yeah, that's some creole steez that I'm not too keen on either.
    You learn soon enough down here that there is a huge difference
    between creole and cajun gumbo. Both are authenticaly correct,
    just from seperate regions of the state.

    Squid, though? Scallops?
    Just call it boullibaise and its ok.
  • jazzman21jazzman21 287 Posts
    My momz recipe, it's aaahhiiight..

    http://calibayoubabe.blogspot.com/
  • jammyjammy remixing bongo rock... 813 Posts
    the fusks a "mudbug" and why would you wanna put bugs in your mouth?
  • vinylstalkervinylstalker 397 Posts
    "Mudbug" is an unfortunate moniker for what is one of the most
    succulent shellfish you can ever hope to eat.

    Some try comparisons of shrimp or lobster to explain the elusive
    texture and taste of the crawfish, but I find it futile.

    A crawfish is it's own thing.

    And, they build close-encounters-style mud castles to live in.

    So, mud, yes.

    Not bugs.

    Try one.
    Fried tails. Saut??ed with heaps 'o butter. Etoufee. BrightRedBoiled.

    Mmmmmm.
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    I dont even think i could cop jarred roux in my hood.

    Pork fat/Butter and flour stirred until u get blond/tan/chocolate roux.

    That's the basis of the game. I wouldnt front on that.

    But yeah Seafood Gumbo is differnt from "meat" gumbo.

    But still u can mix it up.

    fish/shrimp/chicken stocks...work it.
  • pointmanpointman 1,042 Posts
    I'm posting just to say this:
    I had half a crawfish poboy and cup of crawfish gumbo with my father for lunch. Then I had proper boiled crawfish with friends for dinner tonight. I'm in my happy place.
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