Grammy's Kitchen · Gumbo · Our Favorite Gumbo
One of 25 gumbo recipes we measured
30 cooks on www.spendwithpennies.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 25.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 22% | 114% |
| fat | 1% | 8% |
| aromatics | 10% | 20% |
| vegetables and beans | 5% | 25% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 109 g | 1/2 cup vegetable oil (plus 2 tablespoons) |
| 7200 g | 4 boneless skinless chicken thighs (cubed) |
| 454 g | 1 pound andouille sausage (or smoked sausage, chopped) |
| 60 g | 1/2 cup all-purpose flour |
| 150 g | 1 large onion (diced) |
| 120 g | 3 ribs celery (chopped) |
| 240 g | 2 green bell peppers (chopped) |
| 1 cup frozen okra (chopped) | |
| 12 g | 4 cloves garlic (chopped) |
| 2 g | 2 bay leaves |
| 22 g | 3 tablespoons low sodium cajun seasoning (I prefer homemade) |
| 1680 g | 6 to 8 cups chicken broth |
| 600 g | 4 green onions (sliced) |
| 33 g | 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley (divided) |
Method: 9 steps, published by www.spendwithpennies.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“So, my family loves all your recipes we have tried. My go to website for any recipe I need! I did lots of prep for this, and we slaved over that roux as a team to make sure it was perfect and didn't burn and I wasn't sure all of it was going to be worth it but” — a cook, 5.0★
“I’ve used this as my base recipe a handful of times now, making tweaks for my preferred tastes. I’ve gotten great reviews from my friends! Premium Cajun seasoning definitely tastes better than budget - sounds obvious but here we are….” — a cook, 5.0★