With our abundance of fresh okra, DT requested I make gumbo. So I immediately called my mom for her recipe from Tout de Suite A la microwave by Jean K Durkee circa 1977, because I know its so good. She brought over the recipe and with her guidance we made a delicious okra, shrimp and sausage gumbo. If you’ve never eaten or made gumbo run to the store now and by the ingredients I promise you will wonder were gumbo has been all your life, the deep dark flavors wonderful aroma ohh, I just wish words could describe. Trust me on this one.
Ingredients: Roux: 2/3 cup oil, 2/3 cup flour, 4 cup measuring cup, 2 cups onion, chopped, 1 cup celery, chopped, 1/2 cup bell pepper, chopped, 4 cloves garlic, minced, 1/4 cup parsley, chopped, 1/4 cup green onion tops, chopped. Approximately 1/4 cup water
To start the Roux, measure equal parts, flour and oil
Stir well
Then microwave in 3 minute increments
Stirring well in between, because you don’t want to burn the roux
Once it starts to bubble you know your getting close, but it still needs to be darker
Almost
Closer
Perfect, about 7 minutes
Then add in all your chopped onion, celery, and bell pepper, pressing them down, in the roux
Be careful because the roux is extremely hot
once they are thouroughly mixed, microwave another 3 minutes
Then add in your garlic, parsley and green onions, add water if you need to reach the 4 cup mark, I didn’t need any water
Mix well, and microwave another 2 minutes
At this point the roux will smell so good, it’ll make you want to slap your momma, and I almost did because she was helping me, and she can get a little bossy!! ha ha!! Love you Mom!
Now once your roux has finished in the microwave,
don’t slap your momma, instead add it too a large stock pot
Then add any leftover chicken stock from your sticky chicken, but if you don’t have that add 1 1/2 quarts water
Ingredients for the Gumbo: 1 cup sticky chicken drippings( if you don’t have this use chicken stock), 1 1/2 quarts water, 1 T salt, 1 tsp cayenne pepper, 2 lbs shrimp, 1 link sausage, 4 cups okra
Then add in the water
salt
and cayenne pepper
Mix well cover and put on high for about 10 minutes
Then add half of the okra, and cook another 10 minutes
then add the link of sausage, cook another 10 minutes
Then add the okra
and shrimp and cook another ten minutes
Then remove your sausage, slice and add back into gumbo
Serve over a bed of rice
Oh man! Oh Man, the men in your family will love you forever if you cook this.
Shrimp and Okra Gumbo
Roux:
2/3 cup oil2/3 cup flour
4 cup measuring cup
2 cups onion, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
1/2 cup bell pepper, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
1/4 cup green onion tops, chopped
Approximately 1/4 cup water (optional, I didn’t need any)
Gumbo:
1 cup chicken stock or sticky chicken drippings
1 1/2 quarts hot water
1 T salt
1 tsp cayenne pepper
2 lbs shrimp
1 link sausage
4 cups okra, chopped
Mix flour and oil together in a 4-cup measure. Microwave on high 6 1/2- 7 minutes, stirring well in 1-2 minute increments, Roux will be dark caramel. Then add onion, celery, and peppers, pressing them down in roux. Microwave for 3 minutes, stir. Then add green onion, garlic, and parsley, stir well and microwave 2 minutes. Add hot water to bring mixture to 4 cup mark, (optional, I didn’t need to use any water). Pour into large stock pot. Add chicken stock and hot water, cover and cook for 10 minutes, then add half okra cook another 10 minutes, then add the rest of okra and link of sausage, cook another 10 minutes, then add shrimp and rest of the okra cook for 10 more minutes. Remove the sausage, slice and return to gumbo. Serve of a bed of rice.