BigRedHopHead

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+1 to the gumbo file. I don't use okra, and the file helps to thicken and add a nice signature flavor. No more than a tbsp, but really depends on your taste. Okra is gross!

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Yooper

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Yep! The key is andouille sausage and a roux!

I love gumbo and jumbalaya, and make them while I'm in Texas as it's super easy to find the ingredients (including okra). My neighbor makes deep-fried okra to go with the deep-fried oysters. It's good!

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CreamyGoodness

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I'll happily send you my okra mead to thicken your next pot of gumbo.

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You are more likely to have a threesome with members of the Japanese women's curling team whilst spinning a plate on your head than you are likely to screw up a batch of JAOM.

YES, WE HAVE TRIED OTHER YEASTS! USE BREAD YEAST FOR JAOM!

turvis

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If I remember correctly you can boil the okra first to remove the majority of the slime then add to the gumbo.

Homercidal

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My first thought was why are they using Italian saugsage in a Gumbo?? But that is probably where the licorice flavor is coming from, though I've never tasted it in anything else I've made with that sausage.

I was going to pick up some of that andouille but our little store doesn't have it. I had planned on making a roux next time.

When I thawed the frozen okra in a bit of lukewarm water, and drained it off, the water was a bit slimy. I knew I was in for it.

I'm going to pass on the mead, Creamy, but you know, it might not be bad as a deglaze.

I have no idea what a file is (Except the files on computers and files in my garage...) but I'ma look that up.

BigRedHopHead

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gumbo file is sassafras plant ground into a powder. Used in various creole dishes. If you can't find andouille try to find a smoked sausage. Usually the independent butchers will have some type of fresh smoked sausage on hand.

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BigRedHopHead

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most of the grocery stores these days carry gumbo file in the spices section.

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CreamyGoodness

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If Im not mistaken file is a ground powder from the sassafrass tree root. McCormick and the like put out a jar of it... I doubt youll have a problem finding it in a bigger grocery store.

Edit: Sorry for the crosspost.

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YES, WE HAVE TRIED OTHER YEASTS! USE BREAD YEAST FOR JAOM!

cheezydemon3

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HOW MUCH OKRA???

Mine thickens a little but is never slimey. I LOVE okra in gumbo.

"Stir til brown"?

Roux is an artform.

Gumbo is an artform.

Fennel seeds in any Italian sausage are LICORICE plain and simple.

Krogers sells good andouilli, there is no excuse.

I recommend less okra until you are happy.

Don't give up on it.

Your experience is like making a "Mr Beer" kit, drinking it green, and saying "meh, homebrew jsut isn't that great"

THAT DOES IT!!!!!! Making gumbo tonight. Will document for you.

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MidTNJasonF

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Oh and it is pronounced Feel A

If you have to ask someone and say file you will look like an idiot.

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