Husband's Grandmother's Shrimp Gumbo

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	32%	96%
fat	8%	6%
aromatics	28%	21%
thickener	5%	4%
vegetables and beans	39%	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)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

454 g	1 pound smoked sausage links, cut into 1/4-inch slices
113 g	0.25 pound bacon, chopped
	2 cups chopped okra
411 g	1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
114 g	0.5 cup unsalted butter
320 g	2 cups chopped onion
99 g	0.66666668653488 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
67 g	0.66666668653488 cup finely chopped celery
80 g	0.5 cup chopped green onions
12 g	2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
17 g	2 tablespoons minced garlic
80 g	0.66666668653488 cup all-purpose flour
473 g	2 cups water
	salt to taste
1 g	0.25 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 g	1 teaspoon dried thyme
2 g	2 bay leaves
907 g	2 pounds uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined

Method: 5 steps, published by www.allrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“OK this is the first time that I ever made this recipe. I was extremely worried about it being too spicy for the people in Oregon folks not Louisiana… So I used Johnsonville andouille… Because I knew it would not be too hot and then I did not add the cayenne p” — a cook, 5★

“I made this. Didn't make any changes other than 1/4 teaspoon red-chili vs 1 teaspoon. (sorry, I'm a weakling when it comes to HOT). I also used someone elses idea here by taking the shrimp shells and simmering them in chicken broth, garlic, bay leaves (2), sal” — a cook, 5★