As I write this, I am eating a hot bowl of Louisiana Gumbo with shrimp and sausage. This is a great meal for colder weather. I am not a big soup eater, but gumbo is winning me over. I did cheat and buy a box of mix. Here is the gumbo mix that I used:
The box's directions gave the option to use water or chicken stock. I used a mixture of both (more chicken stock than water). I think next time I would use more water than chicken stock because this batch was a little saltier than I prefer. I used Zatarain's brand of gumbo mix last time and I actually liked the flavor better. It had a little more spice. Which is surprising because I usually do not like spicy food.
The beauty of making gumbo is that you can put any kind of meat in it that you want. Last time I only chose shrimp, but this time I mixed in shrimp and sausage and liked it a lot better. I also added in fresh diced green onions. The batch I made last time was too soupy for my liking, so I added more rice to the mix. It helped thicken up this batch and I liked the consistency better. I would highly suggest adding about a quarter cup of rice if you want a consistency as shown on the box.
looks really delicious. hope you enjoy it. happy new year
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Thank you! It turned out really good. Happy New Year!
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So good! It had a mountain of flavor!
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Thanks darling!
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That looks strangely delicious! :)
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It was delicious! Nothing strange, I promise lol.
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Haha! UK here :) - I've never heard of Gumbo in my life - although it does look delicious :)
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It can get interesting. Some people put crawl fish (aka mud bugs) in theirs lol. It is really good, but I like to keep it more simple with shrimp and sausage.
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Shrimp and sausage sounds good - mud bugs sounds horrific! I am a man of texture lol
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Here is what crawfish (aka mud bugs) look like lol:
They look disgusting. However, I tried the tails on them and it actually taste like it is in the crab/lobster family. However, some people twist the heads off and suck the brains out and eat them which I hear is a disgusting texture. I'm not brave enough to try it.
The nickname mudbug comes from the fact that in some fresh water ditches, you can catch these things lol. I've seen it done before. They take a 5 gallon bucket, and scoop up the mud at the bottom of ditch and sort through it to find these critters.
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I was coaxed into eating lobster brain without knowing what I was eating - must admit, it tasted pretty good! :)
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Wow, you sound like a brave man! lol
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