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Offline rio329

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wild turkey and sausage gumbo
« on: January 14, 2013, 03:23:25 PM »
take and entire turkey breast ,both sides,and cube, sprinkle garlic powder ,onion powder, salt and pepper to your liking,set a side, in a large pot ,put 1/2 cup of oil ,i use evo oil, and brown the turkey breast meat in small batches,until all the meat is done, reserving the oil add 1/4 more evoo, and add 1/2 cup of flour to it and make a roux, stirring it with a wisk until you get a slightly darker than blond color, use med. heat and be careful, they don't call it canjun naplam for nothing.i for got to say chop up 4 stalks of celery,4 medium onions, i green pepper, when the roux is right, add the vegetables and cook for about 6 minutes until the onions are clear.add 2 quarts of low sodium chicken broth slowly to the roux and vegs.,and stir until its mixed up.bring to a slight boil and cut the heat back to a simmer.cook for 20 minutes ,and then add the turkey breast meat and add 2 smoked sausage sticks approx. 1 lb.chopped up.add  2 tablespoons of file powder to the pot 1 teaspoon of cumin let simmer for 1 hour add more garlic if desired .,add 1 teaspoon of basil,1/2 teaspoon of orageno, and 1/2 teaspoon of thyme,cook for 1 more hour stirring and scraping the bottom. serve over rice and buttered french bread,this is a killer combo of flavors, enjoy with wine

Offline turkey stew

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Re: wild turkey and sausage gumbo
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2013, 06:00:07 PM »
Sounds mouth watering to me!

Offline nebo

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Re: wild turkey and sausage gumbo
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2013, 09:02:50 AM »
sounds good, would like to try. but what is file powder?

Offline Lowcountry Longbeard

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Re: wild turkey and sausage gumbo
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2013, 09:57:30 AM »
It's called Gumbo File (pronounced "fee-lay") powder, standard Louisiana/Cajun ingredient available at most stores.

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Re: wild turkey and sausage gumbo
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2013, 02:51:52 PM »
file powder is ground sassafrass leaves

Offline nebo

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Re: wild turkey and sausage gumbo
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2013, 06:24:24 AM »
thanks for the replys, i will try looking for it , but here in ohio i have never seen or heard of it before