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Happy National Gumbo Day! 😋 (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Oct 2019 OP
I sure wish someone would bring me some! hlthe2b Oct 2019 #1
Maybe the gumbo fairy! 🧚🏻‍♀️ Floyd R. Turbo Oct 2019 #2
Nuthin' fancy... Cirque du So-What Oct 2019 #3
Yep! And hold the okra! Floyd R. Turbo Oct 2019 #7
I'll take some fried okra on the side Cirque du So-What Oct 2019 #10
Just looking at that picture Ohiogal Oct 2019 #4
😋 Floyd R. Turbo Oct 2019 #8
Not whistler162 Oct 2019 #5
I would've made some today, but I'm out of town later. . . DinahMoeHum Oct 2019 #6
I learned how to make roux from watching Justin Wilson as a kid. Hotler Oct 2019 #9

Cirque du So-What

(25,947 posts)
10. I'll take some fried okra on the side
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 02:17 PM
Oct 2019

Stewed with 'maters & onions is so-so...a bit slimy for my taste, however.

DinahMoeHum

(21,794 posts)
6. I would've made some today, but I'm out of town later. . .
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 11:04 AM
Oct 2019

. . .and to make a proper gumbo takes several hours.

Yes, I make the roux and have everything prepped beforehand.

Listening to Radio Margaritaville doesn't hurt, either.

Hotler

(11,425 posts)
9. I learned how to make roux from watching Justin Wilson as a kid.
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 12:14 PM
Oct 2019

When asked how long it takes to make a dark roux, Justin said, "a six pack".

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