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Big Charlie's Gumbo
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Big Charlie's Gumbo

23 ingredients 30 min + 3 hr 30 min 10 servings openrecipes
Big Charlie's Gumbo

"This is a basic gumbo recipe with a lot of added flavor. You can omit the stew meat if you choose or add something in its place. I recommend you serve this recipe over rice, like many other gumbo recipes."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1346
Calories
97g
Protein
43g
Fat
141g
Carbs

Counts 19 of 21 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 19 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Beef 100g cooked 250
Pork 100g cooked 242
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Okra 1 cup (100g) 33
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Cayenne 1 tsp (1.8g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Sauce not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 cups chopped onion
  • 3/4 cup chopped celery
  • 1 pound okra, chopped
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 pound cubed beef stew meat (optional)
  • 8 cups water
  • 1 (16 ounce) can whole tomatoes, undrained and chopped
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper
  • 1 pound andouille sausage, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 1/2 pound crabmeat, flaked
  • 1 pound medium shrimp - peeled and deveined
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
  • 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 lemon

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By allrecipes · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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