Since then, numerous okra recipes have become an integral part of Southern cooking, and the veggie features prominently in ...

This Chicken and Sausage Gumbo is a Louisiana inspired dish made with juicy chicken thighs, smoky andouille sausage, the holy ...

It might be thickened with okra, filé powder (dried sassafras ... is known as the capital of Cajun cuisine, where the gumbo starts with a dark, longer-cooking roux and is typically made with ...

Choose stems that snap cleanly and don’t bend. Okra exudes a glutinous juice in cooking which thickens stews and braised dishes. It can be eaten raw in salads or cooked with curries or vegetable ...

A long-cooking roux and jerk paste bring in plenty of depth. Filled with shrimp, andouille sausage, and okra, this gluten-free take on classic gumbo from cookbook author Russ Crandall is thickened ...

Gumbo commonly is made with meat or seafood — or both — with okra or filé powder (ground ... flame-free approach, gently cooking off the alcohol to temper its harshness.

West African slaves brought okra from their native lands to the southern United States. The vegetable, which they called kimgombo, also gave gumbo its name. In the 1840s, hundreds of Louisianans ...

There are many gumbo styles, but most recipes start with a deliciously dark roux, which thickens the stew (often with an assist from okra or filé ... instead cooking the ingredients down until ...