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zxcvbob  
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From: zxcvbob <zxcv...@charter.net>
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:31:03 -0600
Local: Sun, Nov 8 2009 2:31 am
Subject: Making gumbo
I've started a big pot of okra cooking to make some gumbo.  Earlier
today I roasted a bunch of flour in the oven until it almost looks
like cocoa. (can make 5 or 6 pots of gumbo now without making a
roux, and the roasted flour keeps forever)  Good thing it's
unseasonably warm today so I could open the windows -- I thought I
had burned the flour, but it turned out just right.  Glad Wife isn't
home, "What's burning?!" :-)  I learned that trick from my great
Aunt Mary, although she roasted just enough flour for one batch, and
she used an iron skillet; just like making a dark roux but without
the fat.

When the okra is done, I'll sauté the trinity (onions, bell pepper,
and celery) in chicken fat, then it add to the okra, 1/2 cup of the
roasted flour, a 20-something ounce can of tomatoes, homemade
chicken stock (made last weekend), chicken meat, sliced sausages,
spices, etc.

How heretical would it be to substitute jalapeños for the bell
pepper, then leave out the cayenne?  Every decent-looking recipe
I've ever seen for gumbo called for bell peppers, then a generous
addition of cayenne pepper added later with the spices.  Would the
jalapeño flavor be wrong somehow?

Gotta go stir the okra so *it* doesn't burn...
Bob


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From: Andy <a...@b.c>
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:42:56 -0600
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Subject: Re: Making gumbo
zxcvbob <zxcv...@charter.net> wrote in news:7llsncF3f70quU1
@mid.individual.net:

> How heretical would it be to substitute jalape¤os for the bell
> pepper, then leave out the cayenne?  Every decent-looking recipe
> I've ever seen for gumbo called for bell peppers, then a generous
> addition of cayenne pepper added later with the spices.  Would the
> jalape¤o flavor be wrong somehow?

Unless it's all for you, I'd leave the heat up to the familyfriends/guests
to choose.

I lean towards the mild side. YMMV.

Andy


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From: Becca <be...@hal-pc.org>
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:26:36 -0600
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Subject: Re: Making gumbo

Jalapeno would taste pretty good, if you and your family likes the
taste, and the heat.  I have always used cayenne, as far as I can
remember.  I may try jalapeno some day, they usually grow like crazy.  I
have not looked at mine in the last few days, but my bell peppers are
still growing.   BTW, I think you would still need the bell pepper for
flavor, and maybe the jalapeno for heat.

In 1998 I posted the message below, I had a convection oven, which was
fairly new, and I was roasting flour in the oven, forgetting that I
could not reach into the oven and stir the flour, while the fan was
still turning.  Oh well, you live and learn.  :-)

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From: Becca <be...@hal-pc.org>
Date: 1998/03/16
Subject: Re: What's "roux"??

Another way to make a fat free roux is to brown the flour using your oven.
Careful  trying this if your oven is convection (yikes).  You
stir periodically, but it does not require constant stirring, like it
does over direct heat.

Becca  <-----tries not to make the same mistake twice...


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From: Bob Muncie <bob.mun...@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:35:17 -0500
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Subject: Re: Making gumbo

You have impressed me to no end. 1998? Your mind is obviously a steel trap.

Please remind me to never anger you.

Bob

P.S. Thanks for the oven/roux trick. I would have never considered doing
that.


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Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:53:08 GMT
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Subject: Re: Making gumbo

> Aunt Mary, although she roasted just enough flour for one batch, and
> she used an iron skillet; just like making a dark roux but without
> the fat.

First time I've seen (note!) this brought up on rfc.  I also learned
to brown roux by toasting flour in skillet, but later did cajun/creole
style rouxs by heating flour/fat together.  Not sure diff in flavor.
I suspect the flour/fat combo approach would be more flavorful, flavor
being more seeped into the oil over longer period of time.  What say
the cooking brethren?

nb


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Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:02:53 -0500
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Subject: Re: Making gumbo

On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:53:08 GMT, notbob <not...@nothome.com> wrote:

>> Aunt Mary, although she roasted just enough flour for one batch, and
>> she used an iron skillet; just like making a dark roux but without
>> the fat.

>First time I've seen (note!) this brought up on rfc.  I also learned
>to brown roux by toasting flour in skillet, but later did cajun/creole
>style rouxs by heating flour/fat together.  Not sure diff in flavor.
>I suspect the flour/fat combo approach would be more flavorful, flavor
>being more seeped into the oil over longer period of time.  What say
>the cooking brethren?

>nb

Restaurants that specialize in roux based dishes buy flour already
browned (to various degrees) or make it up themselves by baking flour
in large roasting pans with occasional stirring... none make roux in
tiny individual batches as seen on foodtv.  I posted an article about
this years ago... it was written by one of those Weeziana chefs whose
name I can't recall right now.  I've always browned flour for a roux
dry.

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From: notbob <not...@nothome.com>
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:18:07 GMT
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Subject: Re: Making gumbo
On 2009-11-07, brooklyn1 <gravesen...@verizon.net> wrote:

> Restaurants that specialize in roux based dishes buy flour already
> browned (to various degrees) or make it up themselves by baking flour
> in large roasting pans with occasional stirring... none make roux in
> tiny individual batches as seen on foodtv.  I posted an article about
> this years ago... it was written by one of those Weeziana chefs whose
> name I can't recall right now.  I've always browned flour for a roux
> dry.

Point taken, Shel, but only clarifies diffs.  Done a side-by-side
comparison?  I know one major difference.  Cooking oil/flour roux
together makes for less thickening power.  Many classic gumbo recipes
call for sauteing veggies in finished roux and a dry flour darkened
roux would make for a near paste upon combining and be worthless for
sauteing in many cajun/creole dishes.

nb


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From: Melba's Jammin' <barbschal...@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:32:16 -0600
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Subject: Re: Making gumbo
In article <7llsncF3f70q...@mid.individual.net>,

 zxcvbob <zxcv...@charter.net> wrote:
> How heretical would it be to substitute jalapeños for the bell
> pepper, then leave out the cayenne?  Every decent-looking recipe
> I've ever seen for gumbo called for bell peppers, then a generous
> addition of cayenne pepper added later with the spices.  Would the
> jalapeño flavor be wrong somehow?

It would be wrong.  I'd call the Gumbo Gendarmes.  Unless you named it
something other than gumbo.  
How about something like Minnesota Sausage Chicken Not-Gumbo Dish with
Jalapeños.   Yeah, that's the ticket.
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be tacos next week.

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From: zxcvbob <zxcv...@charter.net>
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:55:25 -0600
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Subject: Re: Making gumbo

You saute the vegetables in a little fat (you can use much less than
it takes to make a roux -- but don't make the dish *too* low in
fat.)  Add the roasted flour later, just before adding the stock.
The roasted flour (one shade lighter than cocoa) has about 1/2 the
thickening of white flour, just like dark roux, and it doesn't tend
to clump.

Bob


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From: Becca <be...@hal-pc.org>
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:10:07 -0600
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Subject: Re: Making gumbo

Don't be too impressed, I had to look it up on Google Groups.  lol  

BTW, I have cooked roux in the microwave using equal parts of flour and
oil.  It gets very hot, so you have to stop cooking it before it gets
too dark, or it will continue to cook.  When the time is right, you can
stir in onions and peppers to cool it down.    I like doing this in the
microwave, because you do not have to constantly stir it.

Becca


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Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:22:23 -0800
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Subject: Re: Making gumbo
On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:32:16 -0600, Melba's Jammin'

<barbschal...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>In article <7llsncF3f70q...@mid.individual.net>,
> zxcvbob <zxcv...@charter.net> wrote:

>> How heretical would it be to substitute jalapeños for the bell
>> pepper, then leave out the cayenne?  Every decent-looking recipe
>> I've ever seen for gumbo called for bell peppers, then a generous
>> addition of cayenne pepper added later with the spices.  Would the
>> jalapeño flavor be wrong somehow?

>It would be wrong.  I'd call the Gumbo Gendarmes.  Unless you named it
>something other than gumbo.  
>How about something like Minnesota Sausage Chicken Not-Gumbo Dish with
>Jalapeños.   Yeah, that's the ticket.

How about Minnysoda Tex-Mex Gumbo with sausage and chicken.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.


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Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:55:30 -0600
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Subject: Re: Making gumbo
In article <7llsncF3f70q...@mid.individual.net>,

You can do whatever you want Bob. :-) There really are few hard and fast
rules!

I think that sounds good, but I'm not a bell pepper fan!
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From: Omelet <ompome...@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:58:26 -0600
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Subject: Re: Making gumbo
In article <7lm618F3d2vb...@mid.individual.net>,

 Becca <be...@hal-pc.org> wrote:
> BTW, I have cooked roux in the microwave using equal parts of flour and
> oil.  It gets very hot, so you have to stop cooking it before it gets
> too dark, or it will continue to cook.  When the time is right, you can
> stir in onions and peppers to cool it down.    I like doing this in the
> microwave, because you do not have to constantly stir it.

Thanks for that tip Becca. :-)

Om -> wondering about subbing rice flour...
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Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:36:22 -0700
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Subject: Re: Making gumbo

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article <7llsncF3f70q...@mid.individual.net>,
>  zxcvbob <zxcv...@charter.net> wrote:

>> How heretical would it be to substitute jalapeños for the bell
>> pepper, then leave out the cayenne?  Every decent-looking recipe
>> I've ever seen for gumbo called for bell peppers, then a generous
>> addition of cayenne pepper added later with the spices.  Would the
>> jalapeño flavor be wrong somehow?

> It would be wrong.  I'd call the Gumbo Gendarmes.  Unless you named it
> something other than gumbo.  
> How about something like Minnesota Sausage Chicken Not-Gumbo Dish with
> Jalapeños.   Yeah, that's the ticket.

Or Yummy Not-Gumbo for short.

Just be sure to close the shade and don't answer the door and
you'll be OK.  Let us know how it turns out, willya?

gloria p


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Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:15:06 -0600
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Subject: Re: Making gumbo

I wussed out and used bell peppers and cayenne.  I may slice up a
couple of jalapeños in my bowl.

Bob


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Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:28:26 -0500
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Subject: Re: Making gumbo

Thank you for the second tip today :-) I do love good stews, so a good
roux is something I have a need for.

Bob


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Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:30:21 -0500
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Subject: Re: Making gumbo

But I bet you would eat it if you had enough lemon/pepper sprinkled on
it :-)

Bob
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Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:29:30 -0600
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Subject: Re: Making gumbo
In article <hd53ep$ib...@news.eternal-september.org>,
 Bob Muncie <bob.mun...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > You can do whatever you want Bob. :-) There really are few hard and fast
> > rules!

> > I think that sounds good, but I'm not a bell pepper fan!

> But I bet you would eat it if you had enough lemon/pepper sprinkled on
> it :-)

<snork>

Granted, that's my favorite spice, but I don't use it 100% of the time!
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Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:24:15 -0600
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Subject: Re: Making gumbo
On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:31:03 -0600, zxcvbob <zxcv...@charter.net>
wrote:

>How heretical would it be to substitute jalapeños for the bell
>pepper, then leave out the cayenne?  Every decent-looking recipe
>I've ever seen for gumbo called for bell peppers, then a generous
>addition of cayenne pepper added later with the spices.  Would the
>jalapeño flavor be wrong somehow?

S'true, true!

I have eaten gumbo made with cubanelle (read: hungarian
sweet wax) peppers instead of bell. It works. Jalapeno? I think
not. The heat is not the issue, but the flavor is way off.

HTH

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Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 23:20:38 -0600
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Subject: Re: Making gumbo

Not at all, I use japs all the time in gumbo, Bob...

There is no "heretical" in making gumbo, just follow the basic recipe, e.g
the roux and the "trinity"...the last coupla times I made it I added a can
of diced tomatoes, not something I'd usually do, but it added a real *depth*
to the flavor.  I do the roux and the browning of the various ingredients on
the stove, then put all into a crockpot for a long a slooooow cook...

FYI my basic recipe is from the Paul Prudhomme cookbooks and his website...

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Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:20:10 -0600
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Subject: Re: Making gumbo

Gregory Morrow wrote:
> There is no "heretical" in making gumbo, just follow the basic recipe, e.g
> the roux and the "trinity"...the last coupla times I made it I added a can
> of diced tomatoes, not something I'd usually do, but it added a real *depth*
> to the flavor.  I do the roux and the browning of the various ingredients on
> the stove, then put all into a crockpot for a long a slooooow cook...

> FYI my basic recipe is from the Paul Prudhomme cookbooks and his website...

My basic recipe is from an early 90's issue of _Chile Pepper_
magazine.  It's unusual in that you cook the okra first (a *lot* of
okra) in a little oil until the sliminess is gone; the okra is
reduced by at least half.  Then you add the roux and sautéed
vegetables, then the rest of the stuff.

Bob


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Date: Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:09:31 GMT
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Subject: Re: Making gumbo
On Sat 07 Nov 2009 10:20:10p, zxcvbob told us...

Could you please post that recipe, Bob?

TIA

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Date: Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:09:27 -0600
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Subject: Re: Making gumbo

What do you then use to thicken your gumbo? Around here folks add the
chopped okra to the gumbo early on to allow the "slime" to thicken the
soup. I do it that way too and there is no slimy okra by the time the
gumbo is done. At least to my taste buds. I don't eat stewed okra and
tomatoes because of the slime factor, again to my taste buds.

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Date: Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:12:39 -0600
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Subject: Re: Making gumbo

The slime sort of comes back when you add the wet ingredients.
Plus, the roux thickens it.  You could add filé powder at the end if
it needs a little more snot. :-) Here's the recipe: (I used chicken
and sausage this time instead of turkey legs, and I already had stock)

Bob's Turkey Gumbo
(adapted from a recipe in Chile Pepper magazine)

2 large turkey legs
2 chicken bouillon cubes
2 1/2 quarts water
2 pounds sliced okra
1/2 cup oil (divided)
1/2 cup flour
1 large bell pepper, chopped
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1 yellow onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic
1 (20 ounce) can tomatoes
1 1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
1 large bay leaf
2 stalks celery
1 teaspoon each: cayenne, thyme, basil, black pepper
garlic powder to taste (optional)

Boil or pressure-cook the turkey, water, bouillon cubes, and bay
leaf until meat is tender. Remove turkey legs from stock and allow
to cool; remove meat from bones, chop, set aside. Break the bones
and add back to stock, with skin, gristle, etc. Put on back burner
to simmer. Meanwhile, sauté okra in 1/4 cup oil in a heavy pot until
all ropiness is gone (about 1 hour). Combine remaining 1/4 cup oil
and flour in an iron skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring
constantly until flour is chocolate brown. Be careful not to burn
it! Add onions, celery, garlic and bell pepper to the roux and sauté
until tender. Add roux-vegetables mixture to the okra, add tomatoes,
meat, strained turkey stock, cayenne, black pepper and thyme. Add
another bay leaf or two if you like bay leaves. Simmer, partially
covered for half hour. Add basil and salt, simmer another 10
minutes. Adjust seasoning with salt and/or garlic powder, if needed.
Serve over long-grain white rice.


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From: Omelet <ompome...@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:35:39 -0600
Local: Mon, Nov 9 2009 12:35 am
Subject: Re: Making gumbo
In article <rLWdnWD5evuFTGvXnZ2dnUVZ_uidn...@giganews.com>,
 George Shirley <gsh...@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> > My basic recipe is from an early 90's issue of _Chile Pepper_ magazine.  
> > It's unusual in that you cook the okra first (a *lot* of okra) in a
> > little oil until the sliminess is gone; the okra is reduced by at least
> > half.  Then you add the roux and sautéed vegetables, then the rest of
> > the stuff.

> > Bob

> What do you then use to thicken your gumbo? Around here folks add the
> chopped okra to the gumbo early on to allow the "slime" to thicken the
> soup. I do it that way too and there is no slimy okra by the time the
> gumbo is done. At least to my taste buds. I don't eat stewed okra and
> tomatoes because of the slime factor, again to my taste buds.

I've used sliced okra in soups sometimes and I never have to add a
thickener to that. ;-)
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