Seafood Gumbo

[islander9800]

She is so awesome

[amirgyg]

I need a woman that can cook, I bet her man is sooo happy

[iseeyouyonder]

Why do I feel so charmed to this woman?

[kristinelizabeth23]

Oh my goodness. my mouth was watering the whole time!!!

[ComeraTartaruga]

this is good stuff! not food for snobs. it reminds me my grandmother. she's all about cooking big

[91Angst19]

It's snowing in Louisiana???

[Michael55443]

I had to get something to eat while watching your video. That's a good sign! This looks scrumptious.

[shelby5550]

this looks sooooo good!!!!!

[uniquestylist]

Loved your recipe will try. Not everything thing is about race! get a life people.

[PharaohII]

QUIT STEALING BLACK PEOPLES CULTURES MOTERFUCKERS!!

[Millenniumgal86]

@PharaohII Look up the book "Creole gumbo and all that jazz" by Howard Mitcham

African Americans were not the only influences on Gumbo, therefore it is not only an African American dish. So, before you go claiming credit where it is not due, please, by all means, do the research! And stop being so prejudice! Who cares who made the dish?! She did a great job! I don't care if she is purple!

Gumbo is exactly what this country should be! A mixture of every culture to make something great.

[PharaohII]

@Millenniumgal86 lol why the fuck would i take a book written by a man who is from Mississippi as great idea of what AFRICAN AMERICAN CUISINE IS. I am not gonna take the word from people that are now saying that CREOLE DOES NOT MEAN MIXED BLACK HERITAGE ANYMORE LMAO!!! mother fucker please GUMBO DATES BACK TO WHITE SLAVERY WHEN " WE " COOKED FOR OURSELVES JUST SO HAPPENS THAT SOUP COMES FROM WEST AFRICA!! IT IS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN CUISINE THAT WE MODIFIED WITH WHAT WE HAD AROUND AT THAT TIME.

[Millenniumgal86]

@PharaohII if you don't want to read that book, why don't you look it up on any any search engine. Creole's where mainly French and Spanish when the term was used, so were the Cajuns. I am not saying that African Americans did not have their impact on the food, they obviously did (Black Creole's), but you have a lot of researching to do. African Americans were not the only influence on Gumbo or any other Creole or Cajun foods. Go look it up, and get over it.

[HappyMouthTV]

Watched it all the way to the end. Where was the final product? Still great cooking and Louisiana Pride. ENJOYED!

[mrstuttle09]

good video. i was really hoping to see the final product

[nidagichole]

good job girl!!!!this is authentic!!!!just how i do it! i love okra too, and my hubby hates it-or so he thinks!cuz i add it every time, yet he only complains when he sees it there.don't even think he realizes they add the flavor he loves so much.

[colbin1]

man, i love all stews.

[HomeBuyersofOhio]

Thank you for sharing it with us.....I love gumbo...but I can't cook....I suck

[29render]

You guys seem fun! Thanks for your help!

[bluediemond]

kinda like fast food gumbo. All the ingredients are frozen or packaged for the most part. Nothing beats a gumbo (chicken/sausage/seafood) with fresh ingredients.

I like the quick easy idea you have, guess it would depend on how much time I have. I'd much rather spend 30 mins cooking up the rue and adding to it, rather than adding rue to the rest. I'll try your method however, like I said, I like how it is so much quicker.

[PseudoChat]

I have a few friends that like to eat rue by itself.

Does anyone else do this too?

[Najiah700]

we call okra ladie's finger here haha!

[whitneyanne09]

I really enjoyed it and will give it a try...looked damn good to me,,,lol

[kristinarusgrl]

okra good but in this recipe yum to have okra

[mikestokes1]

Yes, okra is very good in gumbo. Thanks for watching!

[firecallb18]

I know a guy who loves sea food and he is a GUMBO his best mate is Michael Jones who breeds owls for a living. He use to restore ice cream vans and well.

[mikestokes1]

He sounds like an interesting character! thanks for watching!

[29render]

@firecallb18 Strange comment...oddly enough I laughed hard?!?!

[cj7849]

@firecallb18 You are real funny. "breeds owls" Hysterical!!!

[dinotx69]

By the way, This video presentation looks fabulous! I wish I could taste it!

[mikestokes1]

Thank you very much. And thanks for watching our videos!

[dinotx69]

You are right!. The word Gumbo means Okra in African. Not the roux. Gumbo is a stew! The star of this dish is the roux! The Africans did not create this alone. If they did, how did they come up with the roux? Without it, Okra alone can not thicken the dish. The three trinity alone can thicken up the gumbo! Why is Okra not part of the trinity? Frankly, Okra was put in for last minute garnish. Who could taste the trinity anyway? Roux, your favorite meats/seafood/poultry are your star!

[mikestokes1]

Thank you for your great information!

[PharaohII]

@dinotx69 Are you fucking serious. GUMBO IS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN CRUSINE!! it is and ALWAYS HAS BEEN A SOUL FOOD SOUP!! Might i remind your lilly white ass that blacks where the COOKS WHO OVERLY SPICED THERE FOOD WHICH CREATES THE IDEA OF SOUL FOOD. THE FOUNDATION OF GUMBO COMES OUT OF WEST AFRICA JUST LIKE THE MAJORITY OF ALL AMERICAN CULTURE!! YES BLACK PEOPLE CREATED EVERY SINGLE BIT OF AMERICAN CULTURE FROM CLOTHING TO MUSIC TO FOOD.

[dreamcatcherss]

While I'm sure it tasted good, that wasn't "gumbo", that was glorified stew. At least it is not Gumbo in my book. A real gumbo will have a roux that is the color of DARK chocolate, not "milk chocolate" or the lighter stuff you had.

The word "gumbo" comes from the African term for okra, "gombo,". So, if it don't have okra it ain't true gumbo. File' (ground sassafras leaves) was used as a substitute when okra wasn't in season. Some people now use both. I could go on but my character limit is up.

[mikestokes1]

Well, I'm sure with all the people cooking gumbo in Louisiana over there years, there were and are more than one recipe for gumbo. We've tried many, and this is the way we like it. We do always have okra in our gumbo by the way.

Thanks for watching our videos, and thanks for writing.

[thisishersong]

I do hate food snobs so I'm sorry that people felt the need to reprimand you lol. but gumbo without okra is kind of ironic, since it is okra stew. I know a few people who make it that way and I always laugh and ask if they like their chicken noodle soup without chicken :) lol

this looks delicious, btw! My dad is cajun and I've had all kinds of gumbo, dark and light. they're all good!

[mikestokes1]

Thanks for your note. I don't understand the question about the okra. we would never make gumbo without okra either, lol. I agree, dark or light roux is both good. We just prefer it not so dark.

It's odd that some some folks think there is only one way to cook a dish. Oh well...

Anyway, we sure appeciate your note, and thanks for watching our videos!

[mikestokes1]

It would sure be ab honor. Thanks for watching!

[dffjass]

You can feed a battalion of our courageous soldiers.  5 stars recipe.

[goldenchild789]

Looks delicious...

[mikestokes1]

Thank you very much! And thanks for watching our videos.