You no longer have to travel to New Orleans to enjoy an amazing pot of gumbo. Contrary to what some people tell you, the best gumbo does not necessarily come from New Orleans.
Sure, the stew originated in Louisiana but that was thanks to the cultural melting pot that is gumbo. If it wasn’t for the Native American’s, French, Creole, and African slaves; gumbo might never have existed.
Each one of these groups was responsible for adding something new to gumbo which has made gumbo what it is today. Many of the items include bay leaves, file powder, okra, and sausage, which were not common ingredients in early America. The ingredients have helped gumbo achieve its incredible flavor to the point they are pretty much required. All of these ingredients can be found outside of New Orleans so you don’t need to purchase an airline ticket to have a bowl of gumbo.
Since gumbo is a cultural melting pot, the dish is open to interpretation. Everyone who makes gumbo will make it slightly different and therefore you will have a different batch of gumbo. There is no right or wrong way to make gumbo, the point is that you make it in the first place, the second point is that you share it with friends and family.
Be sure to head over to the next page for an amazing seafood gumbo recipe that you will want to make year around. Don’t forget to share the results with friends and family as well as the recipe.
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I’ll try this and compare it against mine
I use Paula Deens recipe.
Where is recipe??
Not new Orleans u need to go to lafayette La.
Great, there goes my excuse to visit NO! LOL
My Best
I’m from Louisiana. I love tomatoes. Canned tomatoes have NO place in gumbo. NONE.
Had a bowl full recently
Robert Pruett, i want some!!
Gayle
What is file and where can you get it?
Love this gumbo.
Yum
No it don’t you Just got to go to Lafayette LA.
Best looking food I have seen on here today
Love it
Have yo try
YeSs! Yeaha@a hello iii
Anyone know’s what file is?Lmk
Love this
Yummy
Yum
That is not Cajun Gumbo fa sure. Ugh
Will try.
Will make.
Tara Michelle Ponds
Yummy
It’s just a top off to help thicken
Alani with that is some saltine crackers I’m on the map I need some of that.
So yummy I got that with some saltine crackers too.
Looks good
Yum
Yummy
Ya
I’ve commented before, but here’s a pic of the results I got:
Oh yum!
NO NO NO NO NO….
NEVER ADD FILE’ TO OKRA GUMBO.
YOU AIN’T FROM THE SOUTH SHA!
sasafrass finely ground.
But NEVER USE IN OKRA GUMBO!
Why are you putting chicken into seafood gumbo? And okra or file´, pick ONE.
YES!
Hi Warren Kanekoa filé powder (pronounced like fillet). Is dried and ground sassafras used as a thickening agent and flavor enhancer in gumbo. Some people feel using filé is unnecessary when your gumbo has okra in it because the okra thickens and flavors the gumbo. It’s really a matter of preference.
True, but Cajuns NEVER DO!
File ???
Love good gumbo
Yummy
The cajan gumbo is much better gumbo
Looks very yummy
Yummy
Mmm
Yummy
Yum
Danielle Smith
What is file?
Sounds good
Karon Jolley Pace File´= sassafras powder.
Cajan is the best no tomatoes in the cajan one so much better
That’s way too much work for me!!!
Ugh, no! There are no tomatoes in Cajun gumbo
I got to make some.
Have to make
Yummy
Yummy
yum
Love this kind of food. Yum yum.
Look good
I got to chef this one up looks good
Looks delicious
Joan Kescha
JL Whittington
Gumbo is not gumbo without okra.
Looking delicious and tasty.