Cowboy Kent Rollins Has a Gumbo Recipe That Will Knock Your Boots Off

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 129.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	41%	96%
fat	0%	6%
aromatics	5%	21%
salt	1%	0%
thickener	3%	4%
vegetables and beans	6%	38%
collagen idx	0.8	0.8
marbling idx	0.6	0.6

Where it stands out

• #1 of 129 for gravy quality

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

21 g	3 tbsp. smoked paprika
36 g	2 tbsp. sea salt
17 g	2 tbsp. garlic powder
7 g	1 tbsp. coarsely ground black pepper
10 g	1 tbsp. onion powder
4 g	1 tbsp. dried oregano
4 g	1/2 tbsp. cayenne pepper
3 g	1/2 tbsp. dried thyme
112 g	1/2 c. bacon grease
120 g	1 c. all-purpose flour
150 g	1 white onion, chopped
120 g	1 green bell pepper, chopped
101 g	1 c. chopped celery
12 g	4 garlic cloves, minced
960 g	4 c. beef broth, warmed
2495 g	11/2 pounds andouille sausage, sliced
15 g	1 tbsp. hot sauce
3 g	3 bay leaves
	1 tbsp. Cowboy Cajun Spice
2 g	1 tsp. dried thyme
472 g	2 c. white wine
907 g	2 lb. raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
32 g	2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
	Cooked white rice, for serving (optional)

Method: 6 steps, published by www.thepioneerwoman.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“<p>From a Cajun Chef - Don’t hesitate to follow this recipe. These are exactly the ingredients we use for seafood gumbo and chicken gumbo. In fact, one of our most popular recipes uses chicken, sausage and shrimp all in one gumbo and we call it Mardi Gras gumb” — a cook, 5★

“<p>This is NOT cajun gumbo! Cajuns don't mix seafood and meat in their gumbo, and never use thyme and bay leaves. We use gumbo filé (ground sassafras leaves). This may taste good, but definitely not authentic Cajun gumbo.</p>” — a cook, 3★