Gumbo for Mardi Gras

Gumbo – This Cooking Secrets for Men version of New Orleans Gumbo is made with the Trinity (Green Pepper, Onion, Celery), chicken, sausage, and shrimp, and served with rice. This is a New Orleans Mardi Gras tradition.

Gumbo is probably the most famous dish in Louisiana cooking. And you can make the argument that it is the most popular. Gumbo crosses all class barriers. You see it on the tables of the poor as well as the wealthy. The ingredients might vary from one cook to the next, and from one part of the state to another, but a hot bowl of gumbo is one of life’s culinary pleasures. It is as much a part of Louisiana as chili is of Texas.

Jambalaya vs Gumbo

Jambalaya is mostly a rice dish (like paella) while gumbo is more of a stew.  Both are made with chicken, sausage, and/or seafood and vegetables. But the process of making them and the flavors of the result is completely different.

Last year’s Jambalaya video can be found here – https://youtu.be/XomeoU55srk. And on our blog at https://cookingsecretsformen.com/2020/02/22/easy-jambalaya-for-fat-tuesday/

If you want to make a Roux

We show how to make a Roux, but we take Cooking Secrets for Men shortcuts to get the same flavor.

A “roux” is made with two ingredients; flour and oil, and it’s the key to any great gumbo recipe!  The flour and oil are cooked and stirred together for about 30-45 minutes until it becomes dark brown almost like mud, or chocolate, and the consistency of dough.  The roux is what adds a deep, rich flavor to the gumbo, and it gives it its thick texture.

But from the Cooking Secrets for Men standpoint, you have to stand and stir the roux and not leave it. You can’t do anything else to prepare for the meal. That’s why we have our way of making Gumbo, which is not so working and time-intensive.

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If you liked our recipe for New Orleans Gumbo, try our Jambalaya recipe from our Mardi Gras recipes. Or try our Easy Shrimp Creole for Mardi Gras

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