Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2012

Excellent and easy!! Used turkey andouille sausage. Thank you for sharing. Another way to use those blackeyed peas for new years.

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OODLES_OR

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Portland, Oregon, USA

Living In: Salem, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 14, 2011

This was delicious, and surprisingly, my kids LOVED it. I belong to a CSA, so I was able to use farm fresh black-eyed peas and okra, and substituted a small bit of bacon for the ham.

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LJK

Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2011

This gumbo is extremely easy and tasty! People always say gumbo is so difficult/time consuming to make because you need special things like file powder, bacon drippings, or 50 ingredients; not this recipe! Thank you for sharing Paula!! All the ingredients were extremely easy to get in my small local grocery. I took some liberties and added shrimp and andouille sausage and substituted black-eyed peas with kidney beans - still just as tasty. I would change the amount of salt too. It was a bit too salty for my taste and I would add more okra...but that's just me because I love okra. =] This recipe makes a good sized pot. I would only say this serves around 6-8 people though.

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lilsoxo

Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2011

Excellent! I added extra black eyed peas and corn as well. Was a big hit with my 11 year old as well as grandparents.

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AMY_KING

Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2011

Only change I made was to substitute chopped green bell pepper for the okra, since bell pp are normally put into gumbo and my family has mixed opinions on okra. This was fabulous for New Year's Day. It tasted really good, and was not that time-consuming. Don't let making the roux intimidate you. As long as you keep the heat at medium and whisk or stir the whole time, you won't burn it before it turns that pretty roux color somewhere between peanut butter and chocolate. I made 6 cups of white rice to accompany this (4 cups chicken broth, 2 cups white rice, simmered for 20 minutes), and it was the perfect amount. Highly recommend.

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AUNTWEBBIE

Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2011

Excellent! Thank you for this wonderful recipe that will definitely be our new tradition for ringing in the new year. I couldn't find okra so I used sugar snap peas and halved them. When it came time to add the meat, I split the soup into two pots, added the meat to one (kielbasa) and kept the other vegetarian for my daughter. I added some cooked rice to both. Very hearty and delicious.

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pause2shop.com

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Fairlee, Vermont, USA

Living In: Wilder, Vermont, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2010

I tripled the spices (we like a lot of flavor in our food), omitted the celery (husband does not like it), used 16oz of chopped Hillshire Farm Lil' Smokies instead of ham, and used canned tomatoes and frozen okra. I also added 1.5 cups of cooked white rice when I mixed in the black-eyed peas since I had leftovers in the fridge. Yummy!

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elsinore21

Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2010

Easy to make and satisfying and tummy warming on a cold day. Very healthy for weight watchers. Made a lot, had plenty for leftovers for a couple of days. Will make again.

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Nancy

Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2010

I enjoyed this one -- hearty and filling but not heavy as some gumbos can be. For the most part I followed the listed ingredients (instead used fresh thyme, ham stock, and stirred in a few dashes of Worcestershire as well as Tony's)-- just changing the order in which they were added (trinity introduced to roux then sauteed; non-canned black-eyed peas required longer simmer, roasted okra did not). I served this gumbo with cornbread, but it would have been just as tasty topped with a mound of rice as the author suggests (and gumbo dictates). Ah ha... I may have found a new dish for New Years Day. Cheers to luck and prosperity... and good gumbo.

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Nicolette

Reviewed: Feb. 12, 2010

This was a rich and hearty dish. My changes were a 16 oz can of crushed tomatoes instead of the chopped tomatoes; I added shrimp, sliced carrots and used zuchinni squash instead of okra. I added a 1/4 tsp of creole seasoning. Served over rice...Delicious!

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