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Creole Gumbo

SUBMITTED BY: Kara Thibodeaux

Chicken, sausage and shrimp get a zesty Cajun treatment in this thick soup.

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A good gumbo starts with a properly cooked roux. Dark roux gives your gumbo a silky-smooth body and a nutty flavor.

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Vegan (Say what?!) Gumbo

Submitted by: Javagoddess

Home Town: Denver, Colorado, USA

Living In: Westminster, Colorado, USA

With all the classic flavors of a traditional gumbo, this vegan version gets it's meaty texture from red beans and eggplant.

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Slow Cooker Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

Submitted by: learntosink

Home Town: Houston, Texas, USA

Living In: Boulder, Colorado, USA

Slowly cooking the roux brings a deliciously authentic taste to this simple gumbo.

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Spicy Turkey Sweet Potato Gumbo

Submitted by: Kevin Smeltzer

Home Town: Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: York, Pennsylvania, USA

A hearty gumbo made with turkey thigh meat and turkey sausage has sweet potatoes and lots of vegetables and seasonings.

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A third-generation Cajun cook reveals gumbo secrets learned from her New Orleans mother and grandmother. Get your wrists limbered up, this is the real deal, with a slow cooked roux and gumbo file powder flavoring the shrimp, crabmeat, and andouille sausage. Ay-eee!

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Seafood Gumbo Stock

Provided by: Sara

Roasted shrimp shells are simmered all day in water seasoned with whole cloves, bay leaf, garlic, and vegetables in this stock to use as a base in seafood gumbos.

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