Comments on: Guest Blogger: Mama Belle’s Guide to Gumbo … Do it the lazy way!

By: Chrissy

Chrissy — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:51:34 +0000

I have never seen jarred roux! I’d be really surprised if they had such a thing out here anyway! Us Southern Californians will just have to stir and stir :/

Grandma always made me stir the roux once she deemed me old enough. She’d have me stir until it was about the color of peanut butter.. maybe a little darker. There was never seconds so I guess I did all right!

Can’t wait till it gets a bit colder. Gumbo sounds soooo good right now.

By: Stacey Smith

Stacey Smith — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:50:15 +0000

Thanks for the recipe. I was so afraid that I wouldn’t be able to find the roux mix in the store, seeing that I don’t live in Louisiana. But I was able to find it in the Walmart in Birmingham, Alabama and plan to make it this weekend for the Iron Bowl. Roll Tide. Oh and it was Tony Chachere’s Roux mix.

Stacey

By: Mama Deb

Mama Deb — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:14:44 +0000

Thanks for all of your efforts! Just love to see real Homemade Southern Food recipes And your tutorials are so nice especially for the beginning cooks, I’m sure it helps them a lot! Your stories are sweet too. Real family stuff! Keep up the good work! Thanks Again!

By: Connie Melancon

Connie Melancon — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:54:41 +0000

Living in “Cajun Country” I LOVE gumbo! What a great recipe. Out of 5 kids I am the ONLY one who learned how to make a roux. I will have to tell my sister about the roux mix. Now I am craving GUMBO. Will have to cook this Saturday!!! YUM.

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:56:58 +0000

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By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:02:53 +0000

HI there. I have never made Gumbo. Hmm I may have to try it. Thanks you for all the hard work being done on the site. It looks great.:)
Sharon:)

By: Donna

Donna — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:12:23 +0000

Born and raised in South Louisiana, this is the best way to cook gumbo. I live in East Texas now and actually have found the roux for sale at local wal mart and Brookshires. I can’t find the tasso and Richard’s sausage here so I stock up when I go to Lafayette to visit and freeze it. This is perfect gumbo weather. Thanks for sending this recipe.

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:45:51 +0000

I have NEVER seen roux in a jar here in Houston. I bet though this is the best dang gumbo I could put a spoon too. Thanks for the recipe and Happy Thanksgiving

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:24:39 +0000

Wow.. the new site looks AWESOME! I am very impressed! So much easier to move around. YA did good sistah!

I have always wanted to make gumbo but I knew the roux would kick my tail. Heck, my cream gravy breaks. I’m gonna try this. Maybe I can serve it for Thanksgiving or Christmas. My sister likes things like Hot Tamales for Thanksgiving so this isn’t such a stretch. (She better make a Turkey at least ONCE this year if she knows whats good for her)
I’m gonna make the Butterfinger Cake to take for Thanksgiving… they will love you for it.

By: The Jillybean

The Jillybean — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:08:22 +0000

Mama Belle, don’t feel bad about the roux. It took me years to get it right. It has nothing to do with measurements, and all to do with feel. It took me a long time to learn that and to quit trying to measure it our perfectly.