Gumbo Fans!

[CraigC]

File' or no file'? In the gumbo or at the table?

 

[GLC]

I put it in the cooking. I don't use okra in it. And I like the nutty flavor of very dark roux, Cajun like, so I don't get much thickening out of the roux.

 

[CraigC]

I put it in the cooking. I don't use okra in it. And I like the nutty flavor of very dark roux, Cajun like, so I don't get much thickening out of the roux.

Most gumbo call for a black roux. Many fear to tread in that relm!

 

[Steve Kroll]

I like filé at the table.

 

[salt and pepper]

I put it in the Gumbo, and also like a dark roux.

 

[CraigC]

Are you refering to a "dark roux" as a dark red-brown or an actual black?

 

[GLC]

Most gumbo call for a black roux. Many fear to tread in that relm!

It's maybe the one exception to the rule about not letting oil smoke. Keep the fire extinguisher handy and a backup operator to wield it if it flashes. Whichever way it goes, it's over quick.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

I do a brick red roux, filé at the table.

 

[FrankZ]

I put the powder on the table... Kathleen doesn't like but a smidge, and I use more.

 

[Constance]

I make roux the color of dark chocolate, and put the file on the table, the way I was taught in Plattenville, La.