Ultimate Gulf Coast 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	57%	96%
fat	0%	6%
aromatics	8%	21%
salt	0%	0%
thickener	1%	4%
vegetables and beans	59%	38%
collagen idx	0.8	0.8
marbling idx	0.6	0.6

Where it stands out

• #1 of 129 for gravy quality

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

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

1814 g	4 pounds medium shrimp
1893 g	2 quarts water
77 g	0.5 cup corn oil
60 g	0.5 cup all-purpose flour
240 g	1 cup chicken broth
237 g	1 cup water
1361 g	1 (3 pound) whole chicken
2055 g	5 large tomatoes, chopped
300 g	2 medium onions, chopped
200 g	5 stalks celery, chopped
120 g	1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
12 g	4 cloves garlic, minced
12 g	2 tablespoons seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)
18 g	1 tablespoon salt
8 g	1 tablespoon ground cayenne pepper
2 g	2 bay leaves
510 g	3 (6 ounce) cans crabmeat, drained
454 g	1 pound andouille sausage, diced
	2 tablespoons filé powder

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

“great that there are people out there other than in the south that are trying this, i live in cenla (central louisiana) and grew up in southeast texas, and this is a meal i grew up eating once a week and i cook on a regular basis for my own family now! for my ” — a cook, 4★

“Where do I start?? First, when you boil those shrimp peelings, add seasoning to it. Onion, celery, garlic, lemons, a little white wine, salt & peppercorn, bay leaf and cajun seasonings. Next, a gumbo for 20 needs a bigger Roux. I use 1 cup flour to one cup” — a cook, 3★