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Old 11-20-2013, 04:13 PM
 
Location: Heart of Dixie
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This is the time of year I like to make my Gumbo and Burgoo recipes.

My gumbo is a medium dark roux-based version with shrimp, crab, scallops, oysters, conecuh sausage, okra, and the usual veggies. The burgoo has chicken, beef shanks, conecuh sausage, and the usual veggies.

I hear that many of the younger cooks are replacing okra with filé as the thickener for gumbo.

So... what are the must-have ingredients in your gumbo/burgoo recipes?
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Old 11-20-2013, 04:28 PM
 
Location: Volcano
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I had a really authentic old handed down family Kentucky recipe for Burgoo once, but I never made it, because I couldn't find an iron kettle that big and I could never obtain the six squirrels anywhere.

I think some old recipes deserve to be kept tucked in the back of the cookbook file, just for historical reference.
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Old 11-20-2013, 04:32 PM
 
Location: Heart of Dixie
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I had a really authentic old handed down family Kentucky recipe for Burgoo once, but I never made it, because I couldn't find an iron kettle that big and I could never obtain the six squirrels anywhere....
If you look at the history of burgoo you won't be surprised at the presence of squirrel in your recipe. Burgoo was originally a communal dish that took advantage of what was available at the time.
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Old 11-20-2013, 05:35 PM
 
Location: Waiting for a streetcar
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When I was in school, the cafeteria served what they called "Chuckwagon Burgoo". Pretty scary. It was basically all the leftover meat and veggies from earlier in the week, in a thick and semi-spicy stock and tomato sauce. Lots of people dreaded it, but it was usually pretty good.
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Old 11-21-2013, 11:31 AM
 
Location: Delaware
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I hear that many of the younger cooks are replacing okra with filé as the thickener for gumbo.

So... what are the must-have ingredients in your gumbo/burgoo recipes?

Using file' for okra is a cook taking shortcuts. Gumbo should always have okra.

I use the same ingredients for my gumbo that you mention.
I use in my burgoo: lamb shank, turkey thigh, rabbit, duck and whatever spicy sausage is available.
I render the lamb and the duck if they're not leftovers. Don't want a greasy burgoo!
A little sassafras in the burgoo is amazing.
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Old 11-21-2013, 01:12 PM
 
Location: Illinois
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I use the trinity, shrimp, chicken, andouille, tomatoes, okra, and a roux.
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Old 11-21-2013, 03:21 PM
 
Location: Heart of Dixie
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...I use in my burgoo: lamb shank, turkey thigh, rabbit, duck and whatever spicy sausage is available...
Now that's a burgoo .
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