Turkey Gumbo
Smoked Turkey Gumbo with smoked sausage and shrimp is a slow cooked dish that is the kind of comfort food to warm you right up on a cold day.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 1039kcal
Ingredients
for the roux
- 1 ½ cups butter or oil
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
for the gumbo
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cups diced bell peppers
- 3 cups diced onions
- 3 cups diced celery
- 2 cups sliced carrots
- 1 cup sliced okra
- ¼ cup minced garlic
- 4 quarts chicken or turkey broth
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons smoked paprika
- 2 tablespoons onion flakes
- 2 tablespoons black pepper
- 1 tablespoon + 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 pound smoked turkey
- 1 pound smoked sausage sliced
- 1 pound shrimp peeled and deveined
- 4 cups Cooked rice for serving
- fresh parsley for garnish optional
Instructions
- Add oil or butter to a heavy saucepan with the flour. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring continually. Cook until roux is the color of dark peanut butter, about 30 - 40 minutes. Set aside.
- In a large dutch oven or soup pan, add olive oil, onions, celery, bell peppers, carrots, okra and garlic. Cook over medium heat until vegetables soften.
- Mix in broth and roux, mixing until well combined,
- Stir in smoked turkey and sliced smoked sausage and cook over medium- high heat until mixture comes to a low boil. Cook about 20 minutes or until thickened.
- Add shrimp and lower to simmer.
- Cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until shrimp is cooked through.
- Serve over rice and garnish with parsley.
Notes
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 3 days.
Gumbo can be frozen for up to 1 month. Thaw in refrigerator.
Heat in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring often until heated through, about 8 - 10 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 1039kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 67g | Fat: 63g | Saturated Fat: 26g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 31g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 354mg | Sodium: 1907mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 11g