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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  North American >> US >> US

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 160 minutes, Preparation Time - 60 minutes

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| 1. Make a roux by whisking the flour and 3/4 cup bacon drippings together in a large, heavy saucepan over medium-low heat to form a smooth mixture. Cook the roux, whisking constantly, until it turns a rich mahogany brown color. This can take 20 to 30 minutes; watch heat carefully and whisk constantly or roux will burn. Remove from heat; continue whisking until mixture stops cooking. | 2. Place the celery, onion, green bell pepper, and garlic into the work bowl of a food processor, and pulse until the vegetables are very finely chopped. Stir the vegetables into the roux, and mix in the sausage. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium-low heat, and cook until vegetables are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat, and set aside. | 3. Bring the water and beef bouillon cubes to a boil in a large Dutch oven or soup pot. Stir until the bouillon cubes dissolve, and whisk the roux mixture into the boiling water. Reduce heat to a simmer, and mix in the sugar, salt, hot pepper sauce, Cajun seasoning, bay leaves, thyme, stewed tomatoes, and tomato sauce. Simmer the soup over low heat for 1 hour; mix in 2 teaspoons of file gumbo powder at the 45-minute mark. | 4. Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons of bacon drippings in a skillet, and cook the okra with vinegar over medium heat for 15 minutes; remove okra with slotted spoon, and stir into the simmering gumbo. Mix in crabmeat, shrimp, and Worcestershire sauce, and simmer until flavors have blended, 45 more minutes. Just before serving, stir in 2 more teaspoons of file gumbo powder. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
purpose flour	1	cup		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
bacon dripping	3/4	cup		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
celery	1	cup	chopped	16.16	2.9997	0.6969	0.1717
onion	1		chopped	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
green bell pepper	1		chopped	-	-	-	-
garlic	2	cloves	minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
andouille sausage	1	pound	sliced	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
water	3	quarts		-	-	-	-
beef bouillon	6	cubes		-	-	-	-
white sugar	1	tablespoon		48.762	12.5975	0.0	0.0
salt	to taste			-	-	-	-
bay leaf	4			-	-	-	-
thyme leaf	1/2	teaspoon		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
tomato	1	can	stewed	62.068999999999996	13.7631	3.2384	0.5397
tomato sauce	1	can		-	-	-	-
gumbo file powder	2	teaspoons		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
bacon dripping	2	tablespoons		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
okra	2	packages	thawed cut	-	-	-	-
white vinegar	2	tablespoons	distilled	5.364	0.0119	0.0	0.0
lump crabmeat	1	pound		380.8009	0.0	82.9149	2.72
shrimp	3	pounds	uncooked peeled deveined	1156.0026	0.0	273.3606	6.936
worcestershire sauce	2	tablespoons		26.52	6.6164	0.0	0.0
gumbo file powder	2	teaspoons		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.