File Fowl Gumbo Recipe - Cooking Index
File Fowl Gumbo Recipe - Cooking Index
| Breasts from 3 large ducks or 2 geese - slow cooked, | ||
| Deboned, and minced | ||
| Broth from cooking fowl - strained | ||
| 2 tablespoons | 30ml | Garlic powder |
| 5 tablespoons | 75ml | Old Bay Seasoning |
| 1 tablespoon | 15ml | Oregano |
| 1 tablespoon | 15ml | Salt |
| 1 tablespoon | 15ml | MSG |
| 3 tablespoons | 45ml | File' powder |
| 5 | Bay leaves | |
| 4 | Yellow onions - chopped (large) | |
| 1 | Green onions - chopped | |
| 3 | Red bell peppers - chopped | |
| 1 cup | 237ml | Bacon drippings |
| 1 1/2 cups | 93g / 3.3oz | All-purpose flour |
| 20 oz | 568g | Cut okra |
| 2 lbs | 908g / 32oz | Cooked shrimp - shelled |
| 1 1/2 lbs | 681g / 24oz | Andouille or kielbasa - sliced |
Add 8 cups broth to two-gallon pot. Save stock remainder for adding later in case you like your gumbo thinner.
Mix seasonings. Add vegetables (except okra) and seasonings to broth. Stir well. Bring to boil, reduce heat, and simmer covered until onions are translucent. Remove from heat.
In heavy skillet, heat drippings and slowly whisk in flour. Stir constantly over low-medium heat until roux is a dark-chocolate brown. Take care not to burn roux. Use spatula to constantly scrape skillet. If roux begins to smoke, continue stirring but remove from heat until smoking stops, then return to heat. Be patient. This process can take 30 to 45 minutes. Remember that a burned roux will ruin your gumbo.
Remove roux from heat. Let cool for 10 minutes. Add 2 to 3 handfuls of fowl to cool a bit more. Add roux to pot. Mix well. Stir in remaining fowl, okra, and andouille. Simmer 30 minutes or until okra is tender. Add shrimp. Simmer 5 to 10 minutes.
Serve with rice. Freezes well.
This recipe yields 2 gallons.
Source:
The Sporting Chef with Scott Leysath at - http://www.sportingchef.com
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