Turkey Gumbo

Name: Turkey Gumbo
Prep time: 4 h 10 min
Cook time: 4 h 10 min
Total time: 4 h 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Creole, Cajun
Ingredients: 3 bay leaves; 0 teaspoons cayenne pepper, or to taste; 237 milliliters chopped celery; 1 Tbsp file powder; 296 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh parsley; 237 milliliters chopped green bell pepper; 118 milliliters chopped green onions; 355 milliliters chopped onion; 1 teaspoons salt; 454 grams smoked sausage, cut into 1/2-inch slices; 828 milliliters coarsely chopped leftover turkey; 1 liters turkey stock; 266 milliliters vegetable oil; 473 milliliters water; 237 milliliters uncooked white rice

Turkey Gumbo

Turkey Gumbo might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 39% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 50g of protein, 46g of fat, and a total of 996 calories. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. A mixture of sausage, cayenne pepper, rice, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the vegetable oil you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Coffee Cake #SundaySupper as a dessert.

Instructions

Stir oil and flour together in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Cook, stirring slowly and constantly to keep the roux from burning, until the mixture becomes a dark chocolate brown, about 25 minutes.

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Dark Chocolate

All Purpose Flour

Cooking Oil

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Add the onions, celery, and bell peppers to the roux all at once, and continue to stir until vegetables are wilted, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and cayenne pepper.

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Cayenne Pepper

Bell Pepper

Vegetable

Celery

Onion

Salt

Stir in the smoked sausage and bay leaves, and continue to stir for 3 to 4 minutes.

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Smoked Sausage

Bay Leaves

Pour in the turkey stock and stir until the stock and roux mixture are well combined. Bring the gumbo to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour. Stir in the turkey and the file powder; simmer for 2 hours.

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Stock

File Powder

Whole Turkey

Gumbo

About 30 minutes before serving, bring the rice and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.

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Water

Rice

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Skim off any fat that rises to the surface of the gumbo; remove from heat. Stir in the parsley and green onions.

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Green Onions

Parsley

Gumbo

Remove the bay leaves, and serve the gumbo in deep bowls with rice.

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Bay Leaves

Gumbo

Rice

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Servings:

bay leaves 0teaspoons

cayenne pepper, or to taste 237milliliters

chopped celery 1Tbsp

file powder 296milliliters

all-purpose flour 2Tbsps

chopped fresh parsley 237milliliters

chopped green bell pepper 118milliliters

chopped green onions 355milliliters

chopped onion 1teaspoons

salt 454grams

smoked sausage, cut into 1/2-inch slices 828milliliters

coarsely chopped leftover turkey 1liters

turkey stock 266milliliters

vegetable oil 473milliliters

water 237milliliters

uncooked white rice

Recommended wine: Albarino, Rose Wine, Sauvignon Blanc

Cajun works really well with Albarino, rosé Wine, and Sauvignon Blanc. These low-tannin, lower alcohol wines will complement the heat in spicy cajun dishes, instead of making your mouth burn more. You could try Granbazan Etiqueta Verde Albarino. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 22 dollars per bottle.