Donald's Gumbo recipe

[jnlp33]

Hey All,

I made Donald's Gumbo recipe last night and it was a hit!!!  I live in So. Cal. and down home Louisianna style cooking has never been on my menu but I must say I'm emboldened by last nights success (my husband usually eats whatever is put in front of him without much comments but last night there was definitely a look of delight mixed with a tad amount of surprise on his face).  Well I'm ready to rock his culinary world again (next week maybe) and I was wodering if anyone has a good red beans and rice recipe?

Thank you,

Jacqueline

[1tongarden]

are you serious? i grew up in so.cal             sanbernadino to better specify     but that were my mom learned to make it from the peurto ricans actually that was in guam but other wise the spanish peps can hooook  youoooo up justask around so.cal beans and rice will prolly be a lil diffrent than southern,la

[jnlp33]

Hilrod,

Thank you for the red beans and rice recipe!  My husband was out of town last week but my kids wanted to try your recipe and we made it and it was a hit!  They loved it and happily ate it for four meals (they usually hate left-overs but actually requested left-overs this time).  The only additions I made was including some peppers and onions from the garden.

Thank you,

Jacqueline

[jimmyneutrontx]

So where can I find Donald's gumbo recipe?  I have looked, I'm not gonna lie, just a little and have not come across the post.

[jnlp33]

I saw Donald's video on Youtube!  There are two videos for Gumbo.  The first video is making the rue (I have no idea how it is spelled, but after watching the video I can make it), and the second videos shows Donald making Gumbo.  It's delicious!


Good eats,

Jacqueline

[Misplaced Texan]

Seeing someone make a roux is so much better than listening to someone try to tell you how.  Most anyone can make a roux once watching it happen.  donald's video is just great for the instruction.

Gail

[Mey]

you can also freeze either the beens or the gumbo for months and it tastes just as good if not better  (just watch for freezer burn , yuck)

[MikeCHS]

Here you go Jaqueline - I watched it a couple of days ago and still had it marked.  This is the first part.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y2g4ivbmds

[nuggethound]

Hey hirod,

Liked your recipe so I wrote it up in a way I can save it in my recipe file. Hope you don't mind.

Jerry

RED BEANS AND RICE
BY
HILROD

Ingredients:
1 pound of small red beans
2 smoked ham hocks
Salt to taste
1 cup of long grain rice
2 cups water
 Bring to boil 2 qts. Of water and add the ham hocks and boil medium heat for maybe 20 min’s., add the beans and bring back to a boil and bring the heat down to a medium boil, or high simmer. Put lid on watch and make sure u have enough water to cover the beans by an inch or two. You will probably have to add some along the way. It should be done in about an hour and half. Try one and if tender that's it.
Bring the water and salt to taste to boil----stir in the rice and simmer for exactly 15 min. with lid on. Do not remove the lid till 15 min. Is up and set off the burner for 10 min. put the beans on top of the rice and you got. You can cut up some smoked link sausage and cook it on top of your beans for the last 30 min. of cook time
Some chrystal hot sauce works good on top the serving---------enjoy------------Hil

[farmgirl62]

my neighbor, who we affectionately call a 'swamp rat', says to put one of the red seeds that fall out of the magnolia trees in your red beans.  He says it makes the flavors better and finishes off the tastes-
never tried it but he's in his 70's so hasn't killed him yet

Candy 

[Moondog]

We hunt squirrels up here that will feed on cucumber magnolias in the early part of the season. I would never kill a squirrel in a cucumber tree because they tast horrible from eating the things. I would definately not put them in my beans. Whether they are poison or not. Buckeyes as well...

JMHO
Dog

[richardbragg]

We always put a couple of big pats of butter in the water for the rice.  It eliminates the grains from sticking together.

My mother makes her roux in the microwave now.  Not as much chance of burning if you forget to stir often enough.

With the beans, when you have to add water, make sure it is hot.  As they get close to done, mash up a bunch in the pot for thicker juice.

A real rice eater can drive by a rice field and tell you how much flour will be needed to make gravy to go on the crop.    Nothing quite like rice and gravy.

[1tongarden]

Was just wondering if i could use crisco (the White lard stuff) to make roux? Gonna make up a batch how donald did here soon.

[Misplaced Texan]

Where I come from it is written in stone to use oil.  If you do use crisco know it is not going to be the same.

Gail

[Mey]

I would throw caution to the wind and try the crisco. Watch it carefuly tho! And tell us the results.
I love to use crisco when I fry chicken and corn fritters. They just taste sooooo much better!
 

[1tongarden]

Well i did get oil so im justgonna use the oil  i'd hate to mess up my first real batch of roux

[Brownthumb]

 But first, we make a roux .....

 

[1tongarden]

Ya i know about the roux now.    Welli made it yesterday and it took me an hour to make the roux. After iwas done making it and let it cool i put it in the fridge, justtobe using it 3 hours later LOL   I couldnt stand it. I wanted to make it so so badso i did and it cameout great, mine was spicy to is it normally like that?  i loved it kids did to  they ate a few bite and theor mouths where on FIRE sothey got something else to eat  now that i've mad my very first gumbo im lookin forward to trying other recipes.

[thebayougardener]

1tongarden ... Unless you added pepper while making the roux it shouldn't have been hot. 

Remember the roux has to cook awhile in the gravy or it won't taste as good so don't add the meat right away. 

Donald

[1tongarden]

ya i did that to, i think i added to much cayenne

[SherryB]

Went home from work at lunch today and made my rue.  Now, I've got the song lyrics, "put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up" in my head except my lyrics are "put the flour in the cooking oil and stir it all up".   I've got my chicken cut up and ready, bought my andouille (spelling?) sausage the other day.... got peppers in my garden waiting to jump in the pot....  I'm ready!  Perfect weather here for some gumbo too.  Suppose to be a cool snap and get down in the high 30s Friday and Saturday night.

[Misplaced Texan]

Well, Sherry?  How was it?

Gail

[SherryB]

I wish calling it "awesome" was fitting enough of a word!  I considered making another batch today, but thought it might be too soon for my husband!  It will be a regular recipe in our house from now on!  If you're not a spicy/hot food lover, then proceed with caution on the hot peppers.  I don't grow hot peppers, so I didn't add any.  I added a few shakes of red pepper flakes and with the heat that cooks out from the spicy Andouille sausage, we found it just about right.  I can see all kinds of variations of the recipe--seafood, okra, etc.  I've got a little leftover bowl hiding in the frig for lunch one day next week!

I highly recommend trying it!

[borderbubba]

Other than adding the rice; this is the same way my folks used to cook navy beans and black eyed peas.  I am definitely going to try HilRod's recipe for red beans.

[jlittle]

For the red beans, try using two cups of chicken broth in place of the water. We believe it gives the red beans a richer flavor.

Joel