
Originally Posted by
OldPhiKap
...celery, green pepper, and onions are the "holy trinity" of Cajun cooking -- might want to find a nice warm gumbo recipe for cold days ahead...
Modern update: toast the flour in a hot enameled cast iron pan. Stir constantly, and I mean constantly. Lowers the amount of oil/fat in recipe. Add it to the rest of the cooked down vegetables and andouille mush it all around and then the liquid and the browned skinless chicken or whatever.
Get outta here with the sassafras. That's just wrong. Cooked down okra is de rigueur.

Originally Posted by
OldPhiKap
No one has ever accused me of being cool.
No. One.
Keep working on it. Some young people call me cool when I put that plate of gumbo down in front of them. Maybe they mean being fed is cool but I'll take it.
Nothing incites bodily violence quicker than a Duke fan turning in your direction and saying 'scoreboard.'