Jean Lafittes Bayou Gumbo Recipes

BAYOU GUMBO

Steps:

• Mix flour and oil in 1-quart heavy saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat 5 minutes, stirring constantly; reduce heat to medium. Cook about 10 minutes, stirring constantly, until mixture turns reddish brown.
• Place flour-oil mixture in 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker. Stir in remaining ingredients except rice, water and shrimp.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 9 hours or until okra is tender.
• About 25 minutes before serving, cook rice in 3 cups water as directed on package. Meanwhile, stir shrimp into gumbo. Cover and cook on low heat setting 20 minutes. Serve gumbo over rice.

JEAN LAFITTE'S BAYOU GUMBO

Steps:

• Trim excess fat from chicken breast.
• Place in a sauce pan with water and cover.
• Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and cook chicken from the bone.
• Chop meat and set aside.
• Saute onion, green pepper and garlic with 1 tsp water.
• Add flour and cook for one minute, stirring constantly.
• Add 3 1/2 cups water, chicken and remaining ingredients, except crab meat and shrimp. Cook until boiling.
• Reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes. Stirring in crab meat and shrimp.

COCA-COLA BAYOU GUMBO

Steps:

• Cut fish into bite size pieces and place in large pot.
• Add all the ingredients except salt, pepper and rice.
• Bring to a boil.
• Cover and simmer for 10 to 20 minutes.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Place in bowls for serving and top with heaps of cooked rice.

BLUE BAYOU GUMBO

Steps:

• Place room-temperature butter in a small sauté pan or saucepan over very low heat. Slowly whisk in flour until very smooth. Continue whisking until the roux begins to brown.
• Add the onion and celery. Cook for 5 minutes.
• Add the stock and stir. Simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients (except filé and salt) and return to a simmer. Adjust salt to taste.
• If you are adding seafood, add it at the very end and make sure it is completely cooked.
• Add filé.
• Mix well and serve over rice.

VERMILION BAYOU CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE

Steps:

• Melt butter and saute next 4 ingredients until tender.
• Add tomatoe paste and tiger sauce.
• Simmer for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring.
• Add crawfish, cream of mushroom soup and 1/2 cup water.
• Use 1/2 cup of chicken broth instead of water.
• Simmer until tender and serve over a bed of rice.

BRUNCH ON THE BAYOU

Steps:

• Place sausage in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring constantly until evenly browned. Drain grease, and set aside.
• Spread bread pieces in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Drizzle melted butter over the bread pieces, then sprinkle in the cooked sausage. Cover with shredded cheese.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, white wine, Dijon mustard, and green onions.
• Season with salt, black and red pepper.
• Pour the egg mixture over everything in the baking dish. Cover, and refrigerate overnight.
• Remove the dish from the refrigerator 30 minutes prior to baking to allow it to come to room temperature.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Cover the dish, and bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven.
• Then uncover, and bake for an additional 30 minutes.
• Remove from the oven, and spread sour cream over the top.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Return to the oven for an additional 10 minutes, or until cheese is starting to brown slightly.