Homemade Gumbo Recipes - New Orleans Gumbo

Gumbo is a very popular southern dish, that originates in Louisiana.

Gumbo gets its name from the Choctaw Indian word 'Kombo' for any thick soup made with okra.

It's delicious served over a bed of rice and with hot crusty bread. A bowl of cajun gumbo is a real southern treat, you will love it as will your family.

Shrimp & Crab Gumbo

I hope you enjoy these gumbo recipes as much as my family does.

  • 3 lb. okra, cut up
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 can tomato paste
  • 1 qt. water
  • 2 lb. shrimp, peeled
  • 4 crabs
  • 1 can stewed tomatoes
  • Hot red pepper and cayenne pepper to taste
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 Tbsp. flour

Combine okra, garlic, tomato paste, stewed tomatoes, onion, bay leaf and water.

Cook slowly until done.

Brown flour, add enough water to make a roux. Add roux, shrimp, crabs and season to taste.

Cook slowly until done.

Shrimp & Chicken Gumbo

Cook slowly until done.

  • 1 lb. chicken
  • 1 lb. shrimp
  • 1 stick oleo
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 stalk celery, chopped
  • 3 qt. water
  • 1 Tbsp. green onions
  • 2 cans tomatoes
  • 2 c. okra, cut up
  • 2 Tbsp. oil
  • 4 Tbsp. flour
  • 1 large bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 4 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

Fry fresh okra in oil; do not burn.

Add oleo and flour. Make roux.

Add onion, celery, bell pepper and garlic. Saute until soft.

Add water and Worcestershire sauce. Add the tomatoes. Cook for 1-2 hours.

Add the meat of your choice. Let simmer 30 minutes. Serve over rice.

Cajun Gumbo

This Cajun Gumbo is chock full of chicken, shrimp, smoked sausage shrimp and oysters.

  • 1 chicken (any size)
  • 6 eggs
  • 2 c. oysters
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1/2 c. chopped parsley
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 3 smoked sausage links
  • 2 1/2 c. peeled shrimp
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp. file
  • 1/2 c. green onions, chopped
  • 1 qt. water

No cooking oil is needed; chicken fat will melt.

Preheat large pot over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add cut up chicken and fry about 10 minutes.

Add onion and let chicken and onion brown together. When browned, add green onions and parsley. Let cook about 15 minutes. Don't stir chicken too much.

Add sausage, shrimp and oysters. Let cook 10 minutes and add water. Let mixture come to a boil for 15 minutes. Break raw eggs, 1 at a time, in boiling mixture in separate places in your pot.

Continue to cook for 10 minutes. Do not stir during this time. Add file. Stir and turn off heat. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Shrimp & Crab Gumbo

This Chicken Gumbo is delicious served over a bed of rice and with hot crusty bread. A bowl of chicken gumbo is a real southern treat, you will love it as will your family.

  • 3 lb. okra, cut up
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 can tomato paste
  • 1 qt. water
  • 2 lb. shrimp, peeled
  • 1 can stewed tomatoes
  • Hot red pepper and cayenne
  • pepper, to taste
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 Tbsp. flour
  • 4 crabs

Combine okra, garlic, tomato paste, stewed tomatoes, onion, bay leaf and water.

Cook slowly until done.

Cook slowly until done.

Add roux, shrimp, crabs and season to taste. Cook slowly until done.

Chicken & Sausage Gumbo

This Chicken Sausage Gumbo is delicious served over a bed of rice and with hot crusty bread. A bowl of gumbo is a real southern treat, you will love it as will your family.

  • 1/4 c. parsley, chopped
  • 1/4 c. chopped shallots
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/4 c. cooking oil
  • Salt and cayenne pepper to taste
  • Sausage
  • 1/4 c. onions, chopped
  • 1/4 c. chopped bell pepper
  • 3 Tbsp. flour
  • 1 1/2 lb. chicken wings or any desired chicken pieces
  • 10 c. water

Cut sausage in thin pieces. Combine oil and flour to make roux. Stir over low heat until brown.

Add parsley, onions, shallots, bell pepper, garlic, sausage and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes.

Add remaining 9 cups water and bring to a boil. Add chicken, salt and cayenne pepper, bring to a boil.

Reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 2 hours. Serve over rice.

Seafood Gumbo

This Seafood Gumbo is delicious with shrimp and crabmeat.

  • 5 lb. okra
  • 2 large chopped onions
  • 1 can frozen crabmeat
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • small amount oil or shortening
  • 3 tomatoes, or 1 (No. 2) can
  • 5 lb. deheaded shrimp
  • 6 or more crabs
  • Red hot pepper sauce
  • Garlic, bay leaf and thyme (optional)

Use large aluminum pot, not iron. Wash, stem and cut okra into 1/2-inch pieces. Season with salt and pepper.

Smother okra in as little oil as possible. When almost done, add onion. Cook onion until tender, add tomatoes. Let simmer, add remaining ingredients and simmer until done.

Okra & Shrimp Gumbo

This delicious gumbo is full of shrimp, oysters, celery, shallots and okra.

  • 1 can whole tomatoes
  • 1 1/2 heaping spoons plain flour
  • 4 stalks celery, chopped
  • 3 lb. shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1/8 c. cooking oil
  • 4 qt. water
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1/2 bell pepper, chopped
  • 1/4 c. chopped shallots
  • 1 pt. salty oysters
  • 2 boxes frozen okra, unthawed

In large pot, make roux of flour and oil, stirring until dark brown.

Add vegetables until wilted.

Cook okra in separate pot by frying in grease until almost all of rope is gone. Do not prepare ahead.

Add shrimp to vegetables, cook until bright pink. Add tomatoes, cook about 5 minutes. Add cooked okra. Simmer for 5 minutes, add water, more or less depending upon consistency you prefer.

Season with salt and pepper. Cook about 1 1/2 hours. Add oysters 5 minutes before gumbo is done. Serve with rice.

Sausage Gumbo

This gumbo is chock full of sausage, but it also has beef and oysters. This is the recipe my family keeps asking me to prepare.

  • 1/2 lb. hot sausage
  • 1 lb. smoked sausage
  • 1 beef round
  • Gumbo file
  • Green peppers
  • 1 large onion
  • Celery
  • Flour
  • 1 lb. pork links
  • 1 lb. Italian sausage
  • 1 jar oysters
  • Garlic
  • Parsley
  • Green Onions
  • Salt and Pepper
  • Water

Fry sausage, cool and cut into thin slices (pork links each into 3 pieces). Cut beef round into pieces. Fry pieces in large pot until meat is brown and tender, remove meat.

Chop all vegetables, add to drippings in pot, saute until light brown. Add flour to make roux. When roux is golden brown, add water, sausage and meat. Cook until meat and sausages are tender and gumbo thickens. Add oysters.

Cook until tender. Add file 1/2 hour before gumbo is finished. Serve over rice. The meat can be placed into deep pie shell and served as pot pie; drain off broth before placing meat in shell.

Oyster Gumbo

If you like oysters you will love this oyster gumbo.

  • 4 doz. oysters
  • 2 qt. oyster liquid
  • 1 large chopped onion
  • 1 sprig thyme, minced
  • 1 qt. hot water
  • 2 Tbsp. file
  • 2 Tbsp. shortening or butter
  • 2 Tbsp. flour
  • 1 bay leaf, crushed
  • 1 sprig minced parsley
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Make roux with shortening and flour. When brown, add onion and parsley. Cook until onions are well browned and soft.

Add bay leaf, thyme and hot oyster liquid. Add hot water. Simmer about 15 minutes.

Add drained oysters and continue to cook 5 minutes more.

Remove from heat and gradually stir in file.

Serve immediately over cooked rice in soup bowl.

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