Grammy's Kitchen Β· Gumbo Β· Okra Gumbo

One of 129 gumbo recipes we measured

Okra Gumbo

from www.allrecipes.com

It ranks #1 of 129 for gravy quality among the gumbo recipes we compared. 61 cooks on www.allrecipes.com rate it 4.1β˜….

hands-on15m
waitingnone
makes8
each$0.56
kcal105
levelbeginner
Needs:bell peppermushroomsAs an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

The formula

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

this recipe typical
liquid0%96%
fat0%6%
aromatics0%21%
thickener0%4%
vegetables and beans0%38%
collagen idx0.00.8
marbling idx0.00.6

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 129 for gravy quality
  • #2 of 129 for depth of browning

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

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

14 g1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 g1 clove garlic, minced
150 g1 medium onion, finely chopped
120 g1 medium green bell pepper, finely chopped
454 g0.5 (16 ounce) package frozen okra, thawed and sliced
227 g8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
411 g1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
170 g1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
0.5 teaspoon file powder
2 g2 bay leaves
6 g1 teaspoon salt
2 g1 teaspoon ground black pepper
27 g2 tablespoons vegetable oil
15 g2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Method: 3 steps, published by www.allrecipes.com β€” open the original β†— or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

β€œOkay, so I understand the criticism that people don't like it when you don't follow a recipe exactly, and then you try to rate it... but the way I see it, making the recipe as written (especially after reading the reviews) would be a waste of a perfectly good ” β€” a cook, 3β˜…
β€œI am not a huge fan of okra gumbo, but I made this for my husband. It was delicious! I did about 2.5 recipes using 4 cups of fresh okra from my garden. I used 1 can of diced tomatoes and several fresh ones from my garden. I used coconut oil and white whole whe” β€” a cook, 5β˜…
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