New Orleans "Best" Gumbo

The recipe New Orleans "Best" Gumbo is ready in approximately 45 minutes and is definitely an excellent dairy free option for lovers of Creole food. This recipe makes 9 servings with 787 calories, 61g of protein, and 29g of fat each. This recipe covers 50% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as an expensive main course. If you have parsley flakes, beef sausage links, paprika, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert.

Instructions

In 8-quart pot, heat 6 cups water to boiling.

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Water

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Pot

Add gizzards, seasoned salt, parsley, garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, black pepper, paprika, red pepper, bell pepper, onion and garlic.

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Garlic Powder

Seasoned Salt

Black Pepper

Onion Powder

Bell Pepper

Red Pepper

Paprika

Parsley

Garlic

Onion

Thyme

Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Stir in sausage. Cover and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

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Sausage

Meanwhile, in heavy 2-quart saucepan, heat oil over high heat. Stir in flour; reduce heat to medium. Cook 15 to 20 minutes, stirring constantly, until mixture is dark brown; remove from heat.

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All Purpose Flour

Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

Stir flour mixture into gizzard mixture until blended. Stir in 4 cups hot water, 1 cup at a time, stirring constantly. Stir in okra, crabmeat, shrimp and oysters.

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Crabmeat