Gumbo recipe help?

rider5344

Anyone have a tried and true gumbo recipe?  I have issues with recipes using okra (it gets all slimy and gross) any suggestions as to how to remedy that, or recipes without it?

philandclaire

Look into Alton Brown's suggestions for working with okra.

cjspencer35

Gumbo Casserole

My H made this and he's not a superbly skilled chef by any means.  He subbed the ham for scallops and used a gumbo mix bag of frozen veggies for the okra.  We also upped the minced onion, cajun seasoning, and garlic powder (about doubled). 

This one is called a casserole, but if I remember right, it still comes out soupy.  I'm no expert on cajun cooking, but we loved it. 

joelen&louis

Cajun Chicken & Sausage Gumbo

This uses no okra...

spiritenergy

We grow okra at our house. To work with it, I reccomend using the freshest okra that you can find. If you are in PA, I would wait to work with okra until it comes into your farmers market in summer. I would not buy okra at the store here in small town midwest. It is always old and already going bad. This is the gumbo recipe that I made in the past including sausage recipes.

joeysgirl2008

http://www.theniftyfoodie.com/food/2009/08/31/gumbeaux/

The okra is usually just there as a thickening agent. If you can get your hands on gumbo file, just use a little bit of that in the pot and it works just as well!

bmk112302

I really like this recipe. I use frozen okra and have never had a problem with it being slimy.  

 

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chicken-andouille-gumbo/detail.aspx