This recipe was wonderful everyone loved this. I did make some additions I added okra and sauteed shrimp at the very end. Also added gumbo file to individual servings. Next time I will cook the roux longer.

Great "authentic" gumbo - I've lived on the bayou all my life and I just cringe when I read a recipe for gumbo that includes tomatoes - a true gumbo does not have tomatoes!!! This is very close to the gumbo I make.

Fantastic gumbo... my Mom even asked me for a copy of the recipe. We like our roux quite dark so it took a little longer than 10 minutes and I was shooting for "dark chocolate candy" in color. Used deer/pork sausage. Certainly not too spicy... so Mom and the kids ate it. Added a little hot sauce to my own bowl. But stayed on-recipe with the rest. I've found my gumbo recipe at last!

This was really wonderful. I did make a few changes for the ingredients I had on hand and for preferences of my kids (hide the veges). I reduced the oil and flour to to 2/3 cup, I chopped 1 onion, 4 cloves of garlic, 2 carrots, 2 stalks celery & 2 green peppers in my food processor until faily fine. After I cooked the oil/flour mixture, I added the vegetables & then the sausage, it was very thick and somewhat gooey - I was a little worried. I added the chicken stock and spices and let cook for about 45 min. I still wasn't wasn't thrilled with the way it looked, so I added paprika, a couple dashes of hot sauce and 1/2 cup white rice with chopped cooked chicken tenderlions. Toward the end of the hour I added crab meat and about a cup of cooked brown rice. Wow - it turned out great, the kids and husband loved it.

I don't really measure my green peppers, onions, or celery when I make gumbo anymore, unless it is a really fancy recipe. I just eye it. For this recipe, I used 1 medium/large green bell pepper, 1 medium onion, and 3 celery stalks and chopped them up. I also used 1 pound of browned smoked turkey sausage, 1 pound of diced, cooked chicken breast, 1/2 pound of large shrimp, 1 can of clams, and 1 can of crabs. The only problem I had with this recipe is that it said "Creole seasoning to taste." A little vague, don't ya think? So, for my seasoning, I used 1/2 t. dried basil, 1/2 t. dried thyme, 1/2 t. dried oregano, 1 t. of ground black pepper, 1 t. of cayenne pepper, 3/4 to 1 t. of salt, 1 t. of paprika, some file powder (add according to your taste) and 1 t. of pepper sauce.

Wow, this was good. So savory, with just the right amount of heat to keep it interesting. I substituted 2 lbs chicken breasts that I braised in stock to get the same fall-apart tender texture of rotisserie chicken. No reason, just had them lying around and wanted to use them up. I also did an oven roux rather than the stovetop roux suggested here, just because I'm lazy and didn't want to hang around the stove whisking:)

This recipe is delicious. My rue came out really too thick after I added the chicken stock, so next time I'll use only 1/2 c of flour & oil. I spent 10 - 15 mins cooking the rue to a nice chocolatey color, but I think next time I'll just add gravy master :)

Topnotch recipe. I messed up the roux on the first go but got it right the 2nd time. My market had no andouille sausage so I used 1 lb of Hillshire Farms Hot Kielbasa. I added a handful of chopped parsley after the first half-hour of the roux simmering and then a 1/2 pound of shrimp, another handful of chopped parsley, and 1 lb of frozen, but thawed fist, cut okra during the last 5 minutes of cooking. You get this roux down and you are set for life. The writer didn't mention quantities for salt, pepper, or Cajun seasoning so we added them somewhat sparingly and it was enough, the sausage itself provides lots of seasoning/flavor. Wonderful stuff. We made this for 4 people last night who all enjoyed it immensley and we're having it again for dinner (2)and expect there still be some leftovers so it's not that expensive in the end.

Really delicious. I only used half the roux because I like my gumbo thicker. I needed about 3 pounds of meat (chicken and sausage)to make this a stew-type gumbo. I also added 1/2 lb of frozen okra during the last 30 min. I only cooked mine for about an hour, but sauteed the veggies and chicken for 15 min before adding to the roux. A few tips for those new at making a roux: careful when you add the vegetables to the roux, the roux will splatter like hot oil. at medium heat this took 30 min. to turn the color of chocolate milk. I would recommend medium high heat, but watch the roux.

I had a Mardi Gras party this past weekend & everyone LOVED this recipe!

I've made this twice in the last 6 weeks, the second time by request. I haven't even tasted it because it's gone so fast. I was asked to make again but I just passed on the recipe. I made it a day ahead, added shrimp when I rewarmed it. Roasted the bones from the chicken and the chells from the shrimp and added to chicken broth to make stock - I here it was the best gumbo ever! Thanks!

Never made this before, decided to try it for Fat Tuesday. It was great!

I've only eaten gumbo once in New Orleans, and this was so much better than I remember. I used corn oil and cooked the roux until closer to the color of milk chocolate rather than chocolate milk as recommended in other Gumbo recipes on this site. Used mild Italian sausage and 1 lb boneless chicken breast. Used 2 Tbsp Cajun Seasoning I brought back from New Orleans which might make it a little spicy for kids. Chopped 1/3 red, 1/3 yellow, and 1/3 green peppers. Will remember next time to have all ingredients cooked, chopped and ready before starting my roux. I added the chicken the same time I added the other ingredients and only simmered uncovered for 1 hour, stirring often. Gumbo was even better the next day. Thanks so much for this recipe!

This recipe was a hit, and easy to make! I could not find Andouille Sausage at my local grocery store but the butcher recommended Chorizo Sausage(spicy sausage)as an close second, excellent recommendation. No left overs with this one!

This is the BEST gumbo! I've been making this for over 20 years from my mom's recipe that she got from a cajun neighbor when she lived in Lafayette LA in the early 60's. And this recipe is almost exactly like the one I make. The changes I made was I did not add bellpepper (personal preference) and I added 2 cans of okra (drained) and added 1 tbs of file (optional). Plus I boiled a chicken and deboned. I darkened my roux more like chocolate pudding. Otherwise, I was tickled to see this recipe posted. It truly is "THE BEST EVER GUMBO! Once in a while, I'll add some canned drained oysters too. Thanks YoYo!

Excellent authentic cajun gumbo recipe. I used a smoked chicken (because I had one on hand) and it gave it a nice, faint smoky flavor. Be sure to cook the roux thoroughly and get it good and dark.