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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
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• Instructions

• Cuisine

  North American >> US >> US

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 135 minutes, Preparation Time - 45 minutes

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| 1. Brown the sausage in a skillet over medium heat, discard the fat in the skillet, and drain the sausage slices on paper towels to absorb any excess grease. Set the sausage aside. Cook and stir the chopped bacon in the skillet until crisp, 6 to 8 minutes, remove the bacon, and set aside. Stir the okra into the hot bacon drippings, and cook and stir until the okra is tender, about 5 minutes. Drain the okra in a colander, and discard bacon drippings. | 2. Place the okra and diced tomatoes in a saucepan over medium heat, and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer the okra mixture for about 10 minutes. | 3. In a large soup pot, melt the butter over medium heat, and cook and stir the onion, green onions, green pepper, celery, parsley, and garlic until the onion begins to turn brown, about 10 minutes. Remove the vegetables but leave the butter in the pot. Stir in the flour, reduce heat to low, and cook the roux, stirring constantly, until it turns the color of milk chocolate, 30 to 45 minutes. Do not let the roux burn. | 4. When the roux reaches its correct color, whisk in 2 cups of water. Raise the heat to medium; stir in salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, thyme, and bay leaves, bring the mixture to a boil, and stir in the sausage, bacon, okra-tomato mixture, and 6 more cups of water. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer the gumbo, stirring occasionally, until the soup has thickened and the flavors are blended, about 45 minutes. Stir in the shrimp, and simmer until they turn pink and opaque, 6 to 8 more minutes. Discard bay leaves and adjust the seasonings, if desired, before serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
sausage link	1	pound	smoked cut	1401.6021	4.2638	54.3404	128.0493
bacon	1/4	pound	chopped	472.8706	1.4515	14.3109	45.0078
okra	2	cups	chopped	66.0	14.9	3.86	0.38
tomato green chile pepper	1	can	diced	-	-	-	-
butter	1/2	cup	unsalted	684.0	31.428	21.372	57.6
purpose flour	2/3	cup		-	-	-	-
onion	2	cups	chopped	128.0	29.888	3.52	0.32
green onion	1/2	cup	chopped	9.585	2.0377	0.3444	0.1668
green bell pepper	2/3	cup	chopped	19.46	4.2627	0.6672	0.2502
celery	2/3	cup	chopped	10.7733	1.9998	0.4646	0.1145
parsley	2	tablespoons	chopped	2.736	0.4811	0.2257	0.06
garlic	2	tablespoons	minced	25.33	5.6202	1.0812	0.085
water	2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
salt	to taste			-	-	-	-
black pepper	to taste		ground	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
cayenne pepper	1/4	teaspoon		1.431	0.2548	0.054000000000000006	0.0777
thyme	1	teaspoon		0.8079999999999999	0.1956	0.0445	0.0134
bay leaf	2			-	-	-	-
water	6	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
shrimp	2	pounds	uncooked peeled deveined	770.6684	0.0	182.2404	4.624

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