Thread: Gumbo

X2 here, I use about 4 good green heads,instead of the seafood, Duck gumbo, is hard to beat. :banana:

I made the mistake of reading this thread while I'm hungry haha :wall:. I want to make this now!

Fixed it, I can't wait to try this out. You know we better start planning another pier picnic here soon. Eating someone elses secret recipe is always the best.

I'd recommend not buying those Bchit Chinese crawfish at all. You can defiantly tell the difference in taste.

Pay attention to the package, it'll say processed "somewhere" in the US, but in small print it will say product of China.

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I'd recommend not buying those Bchit Chinese crawfish at all. You can defiantly tell the difference in taste.

Pay attention to the package, it'll say processed "somewhere" in the US, but in small print it will say product of China.
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Chinese mudbugs feels like you're eating spiced rubber. Most tails are straight too--indicating they were dead when cooked. When I lived in louisiana back in the 70s, we caught our own live from the many creeks in 'Nawlens.

^^^ We catch them in the ditches around the Bay down toward Mullet Point and use them for trot lines. Catch hundreds of them... Used to anyway.

Today's offering: Seafood

Just starting to brown the roux
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Finished browning - just as I started to smell it
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Flash steam as I pour the cup of cold water in to stop the browning
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After 1.5 hrs
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After 3 hrs
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NomNom
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I made gumbo last night using this recipe. It is so good!!!

Update
Made a batch today with four different meat/seafood/fowl and changed the amount of roux. I must profess that I have gotten it as good as I can get it. Daaammmmn. :moon: