Gumbo Debate

[judgroybeanbag]

If you got okra, throw it in. If not, don't. It doan matta....

 

[S197HQQKEM]

what about BEANS in gumbo?

 

[pigboy1]

I was part of the previously aforementioned "Gumbo Thread" and agree with the fact that there are too many recipes for both gumbo and chili to ever get anyone to agree, but I take strong exception to the following statement..."Gumbo is not Gumbo unless it has okra in it, it's something else."

That staement is an absolute travesty of all that is held true in Louisiana culinary heritage. The statement is flat out incorrect on so many levels. Trust me.

 

[THEU]

Here is a helpful insight about roux that I learned from watching Alton Brown on that episode of good eats. 4 oz vegetable oil, 4 oz (by weight) of all purpose flour. Wisk them together in cast iron and put them in the oven @ 350 degrees for about an hour. I am assuming you just check and wisk it occasionally. Alton pointed out that cooking in indirect heat will keep the oil from burning. I always enjoy the way he goes into the chemical actions that occur while cooking. Anyway, this might be a good insight or tip for making a nice homemade roux. Has anyone here ever prepared a roux in the oven before?

By the way, the previous post about a month ago was about gumbo in general. I am really sorry if people are taking this thread that seriously. I figured that the people on here would disagree to some extent. Gumbo has had a long history of development and so I know people have different views, but no reason to get that upset about it fellas. I am a gumbo is necessary person, but I don't care that much what people call the food they cook. I figure most of us on here would eat just about anything anyone on here would cook. Hell, we all like good tasting food no matter what we call it!

 

[Tex Pete]

This thread inspired me. I have eaten hundreds of bowls of gumbo (I am eternally on a quest for the perfect BBQ and the perfect gumbo), but I have never actually made my own.

Saturday, I made some of the best seafood gumbo I have ever eaten. I looked up a couple of recipes online, just to get some ideas for different ingredients different people use, and it came out great. I also used Savoie's roux as a starter, just to eliminate human error.

It had okra in it, of course.

 

[S197HQQKEM]

Congrats Tex Pete on making your own gumbo, fun ain't it?

 

[Tex Pete]

Yeah. Actually, very simple.

 

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[EDGAAA]

i see okra as an added bonus if the gumbo that i am having happens to have it. not that big of a deal.



gumbo is good.