Turkey 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	181%	96%
fat	1%	6%
aromatics	20%	21%
thickener	8%	4%
vegetables and beans	20%	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.

4 g	1 teaspoon olive oil
454 g	1 pound turkey breast (chopped (if using cooked turkey, see recipe notes))
	Salt and pepper to taste (I use 1 teaspoon each)
340 g	12 ounces andouille (sliced into 1/4 inch slices)
73 g	1/2 cup peanut oil (or vegetable oil)
60 g	1/2 cup flour
120 g	1 medium bell pepper (chopped (use jalapeno peppers for a spicier version))
150 g	1 medium onion (chopped)
40 g	1 medium celery stalk (chopped)
9 g	3 cloves garlic chopped
	1 cup okra (chopped)
15 g	2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning (or more to taste)
1440 g	6 cups chicken stock (or use homemade turkey stock)
2 g	2 bay leaves
25 g	4 tablespoons chopped parsley + more for serving
	1 tablespoon filé powder (or to taste if desired)
	For Serving: Cooked white rice (if desired)

Method: 10 steps, published by www.chilipeppermadness.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

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