Rasberry Family Shrimp-and-Sausage 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	141%	96%
fat	8%	6%
aromatics	15%	21%
thickener	4%	4%
vegetables and beans	30%	38%
collagen idx	0.8	0.8
marbling idx	0.6	0.6

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

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

109 g	0.5 cup, plus 1 tsp. vegetable oil, divided
454 g	1 lb. hickory-smoked sausage (such as Conecuh Original), sliced 1/4 inch thick
680 g	4 cups sliced fresh okra (from 1 1/2 lb. okr pods) or frozen cut okra (from 1 [16-oz.] pkg.), thawed
150 g	1 large onion, chopped (2 cups)
411 g	1 (14 1/2-oz.) can diced tomatoes
32 g	2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 g	1 tsp. Old Bay seasoning
1 g	0.5 tsp. black pepper
1 g	0.5 tsp. garlic powder
3 g	3 fresh bay leaves
1920 g	8 cups chicken broth, divided
49 g	3 Tbsp. tomato paste
60 g	0.5 cup all-purpose flour
907 g	2 lb. medium-size peeled, deveined raw shrimp
	Hot cooked rice and crackers or garlic toast, for serving

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

“I have made this recipe several times and everyone really likes it. I use Cajun smoked sausage because I couldn't find the hickory smoked that the recipe calls for. I also cut the oil back to about half for the roux and it works fine. The first time, I used th” — a cook, 5★

“I did not try this recipe, but having lived in south Louisiana most of my life, I can tell you that this is not a gumbo. This is an etouffee. While we can argue about putting tomatoes in gumbo (no tomatoes), tomato paste is reserved for making shrimp creole or” — a cook, 4★