Gumbo Recipes and Cooking Techniques

Gumbo is a thick soup and usually contains whatever seafood, meat or poultry happens to be on hand. It is always served with rice, has roux as its base, and may be thickened with filé (a powder which both thickens and adds flavor). Okra is often added, both as a flavor ingredient, and as a thickener.

This dark oven roux is relatively easy to make and less labor intensive compared to other roux recipes. Make this foolproof, easy oven roux to enhance all your favorite savory dishes--Cajun or otherwise.

Make this foolproof, easy microwave oven roux to enhance all your favorite savory dishes--Cajun or otherwise. This is a nice roux to make for a gumbo or stew, and it's quick and easy to prepare and cook in the microwave.

This hearty gumbo is a favorite, loaded with flavor and texture. It is thickened partly with a roux made by adding flour to the chicken drippings and partly with okra.

I put a few of the shrimp in the gumbo early along with the sausage to give it more of the shrimp flavor. If you're concerned about fat content, prepare the gumbo a little in advance and skim excess fat off the cooled soup.

A delicious chicken and sausage gumbo, hearty enough for a game meal with crusty bread and hot cooked rice. Delicious homemade chicken and sausage gumbo.

Gumbo recipe, made with chicken and smoked sausage, along with tomatoes and seasonings.

Seafood gumbo recipe with stewed tomatoes and oysters, along with crab meat and shrimp.

Gumbo recipes - a spicy seafood gumbo recipe with shrimp, crab, okra, and other ingredients and seasonings.

Another version of the gumbo recipe, gumbo yaya, with chicken and sausage, served with rice.

Seafood gumbo, made with shrimp, okra, and crab meat. A seafood gumbo recipe.

Chicken and sausage gumbo recipe with okra, peppers, tomatoes, corn, and other vegetables and seasonings.

Crockpot gumbo recipe with chicken, smoked sausage, okra, and shrimp and onion and green pepper. A tasty gumbo soup recipe.

Recipes saved from the forum. Shrimp gumbo recipe from Dr. Donald Houston, with shrimp, chicken, ham, celery, carrots, and other vegetables.

A chicken gumbo recipe with corn and brown rice, along with okra, carrots, peppers, and other seasonings and ingredients.

Chicken and okra gumbo recipe with smoked sausage. Serve this chicken and sausage gumbo with hot cooked rice.

A big variety of Louisiana dishes and food history. Jambalaya, gumbo, grits, beignets, and more.

Chicken and sausage gumbo recipe with okra and vegetables.

A shrimp gumbo recipe from Doc Donald, shared on our forum. Thanks to Dr. Houston for this great recipe.

This is a recipe for pork gumbo made with cubed pork loin, beef broth, tomatoes, okra, succotash, and hot pepper sauce.

This chicken gumbo is made with chicken, ham, celery, okra, thyme, file powder, and hot cooked rice.

A chicken gumbo recipe with corn and brown rice, along with okra, carrots, peppers, and other seasonings and ingredients.

This chicken gumbo is made with chicken, smoked sausage, garlic, tomatoes, corn, and other ingredients and seasonings.

Chicken sausage gumbo with okra, smoked sausage, green pepper, celery, and other seasonings.

A chicken gumbo recipe with corn and brown rice, along with okra, carrots, peppers, and other seasonings and ingredients.

This gumbo recipe includes chicken, bell pepper, tomatoes, okra, rice, and other seasonings and ingredients.

Gumbo is a Louisiana soup or stew which reflects and blends the rich cuisines of regional Indian, French, Spanish, and African cultures. Here are several gumbo recipes, along with a little history and interesting facts.

This gumbo is made with chicken, broth, rice, spicy sausage, and other ingredients.

With tomatoes, rice, and crab-flavored salad fish.

This recipe uses pork loin and okra.