Everything Gumbo

Gluten-Free Gumbo

For the gluten-free eater, gumbo is one of those foods we will likely never enjoy in a restaurant. At the heart of this dish is the classic New Orleans-style roux — a mix of flour and oil cooked until it is a rich, deep brown. Roux is synonymous with gumbo.

But I love gumbo, and knew I could make an excellent dish using gluten-free flour, specifically, in my case, Bob’s Red Mill All-Purpose GF flour. I also borrowed a trick from Alton Brown, using my oven to build my roux. This allowed me to do all my prep work while the roux turned a gorgeous shade of chocolate brown.

You can make chicken gumbo, shrimp gumbo, vegetarian gumbo, gumbo with okra, without okra. It’s your gumbo. This recipe has everything but the okra (which I prefer served on the side, lightly fried rather than in the stew itself). As a bonus, gumbo served over steamed rice makes an impressive they’ll-never-guess-it’s-GF party dish!

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Gluten-Free Gumbo

Gluten-Free Gumbo

By Kassia Krozser Published: May 5, 2013

  • Yield: 6 Servings
  • Prep: 1 min
  • Cook: 45 mins
  • Ready In: 56 mins

While this gluten-free gumbo takes time to cook, the payoff is worth the wait! Customize the ingredients to suit your pantry and tastes. It also makes a great party dish...and fantastic leftovers.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Mix the oil and flour together in a 6-quart Dutch oven and place in the center of the pre-heated oven. Bake for approximately 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 20 minutes or so. At the one hour mark, start watching the color — you want a deep brown without burning the flour. I find the color continues to deepen when I move my dish to the stovetop.
    Making gluten-free roux
  3. Remove the pot from the oven and place over medium-high heat on the stove. Add the onions, celery, and bell pepper (also known as the Holy Trinity) and cook until the vegetables begin to soften. Stir frequently and make sure your roux doesn’t burn.
    Gluten-Free Roux
  4. Slowly add the chicken stock and whisk thoroughly. Stir the chicken and sausage into the pot.
    Gluten-Free Gumbo Simmering
  5. Add your seasonings, thyme, and bay leaves — use a light touch now and adjust later.
  6. Cover the pot and simmer for approximately a half hour. Test the seasonings and add more what is needed.
  7. Add the file powder if you need to make your sauce thicker. If it’s fine, skip this step.
  8. Add the shrimp and continue cooking until the shrimp is opaque and cooked through.
  9. Let your gumbo sit off the heat for about ten minutes, then serve over steamed rice.
    Gluten-Free Gumbo, Ready to Serve

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2 thoughts on “Everything Gumbo”

  1. Uh, where is the notes section? Sorry if I’m missing something obvious. Also, any recommendations for sourcing gf andouille sausage or file powder?

  2. sandra — apologies. the notes section apparently disappeared during an update. will have to figure that one out! i found file powder in the spice section of my local grocery store. it’s a common ingredient, but you’ll likely have better luck at a larger chain store. as for andouille sausage, that is generally in the sausage section — again, a common sausage type, so it should be easily located. that being said, andouille can be a bit spicy for some people, so if you’re sensitive, you may wish to use another type of sausage.

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