Grammy's Kitchen · Gumbo · Creole Gumbo With Shrimp, Chicken, and Andou
One of 129 gumbo recipes we measured
from www.seriouseats.com
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 129.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 57% | 96% |
| fat | 2% | 6% |
| aromatics | 8% | 21% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| thickener | 1% | 4% |
| vegetables and beans | 10% | 38% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 54 g | 1/4 cup (60 ml) plus 1 tablespoon (15 ml) neutral oil, such as canola or vegetable oil, divided |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon (5 ml) bacon grease (optional) |
| 40 g | 1/3 cup all-purpose flour |
| 453 g | 1 pound (453 g) fresh, whole okra, or 1 (16-ounce) bag frozen cut okra |
| 1680 g | 7 cups (1.65 L) homemade chicken stock or store-bought low-sodium broth (see notes) |
| 226 g | 1 medium onion (8 ounces; 226 g), diced (about 1 cup) |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt, plus more to taste; for table salt, use half as much by volume |
| 170 g | 1 green bell pepper (about 6 ounces; 170 g), diced |
| 120 g | 3 celery stalks, diced |
| 6 g | 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped fine |
| 2 g | 2 bay leaves |
| 8 g | 1 tablespoon Creole or Cajun seasoning, such as Tony Chacherie's, or to taste |
| 1 g | 1 teaspoon dried oregano (see notes) |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon dried thyme |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika |
| 453 g | 1 pound (453 g) andouille sausage, sliced into 1/4-inch rounds |
| 1800 g | 1 rotisserie chicken, meat removed and shredded, plus juices |
| 680 g | 1 1/2 pounds large shrimp (preferably Gulf shrimp), peeled and deveined |
| Freshly ground pepper, to taste | |
| Ground cayenne, to taste |
Method: 11 steps, published by www.seriouseats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.