5 Gallon Party Gumbo

This recipe will serve everyone at your next winter time party. Split ingredients between pots to achieve total volume if a single large pot is not available. It can be prepared a day or two ahead of time and can be frozen. Ingredients:

  • ½ cup Butter

  • ½ cup Olive Oil

  • 1 gal coarse chopped onion

  • ½ gal coarse chopped green bell pepper

  • ½ gal coarse chopped celery

  • 1 cup garlic paste or minced garlic

Heat olive oil and butter, then add trinity and simmer until translucent. Add garlic and simmer until aromatic

Add:

  • 2 gal Chicken stock

  • 3 to 4 cups of dark roux

  • ½ gal Shrimp stock or Clam Juice (optional)

  • 1 # 10 can chopped Tomatoes

  • 6 lbs chopped Okra (frozen or fresh)

  • 16 bay leaves

  • 4 tbs. Thyme

  • 2 tbs. ground Mustard

  • 4 tbs. Marjoram

  • 2 tbs. ground Black Pepper

  • ½ cup Worcestershire sauce

  • 1 cup Louisiana hot sauce

  • 6 tbs. Gumbo File add 2 tbs. at a time

  • 2 tbs. liquid smoke (add near end of cooking time)

Once all ingredients are added, slowly bring to a boil. Then add your choice of mixed meat/seafood:

  • 10 lbs chopped Chicken

  • 2 lbs smoked Sausage

  • 3 lbs Andouille Sausage

  • 2 lbs Shrimp (peeled and deveined)

Slowly simmer for 3 to 4 hours.

Serve over rice with crusty French bread and garnish with chopped scallions.

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