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Home >> Travel >> Theme Parks >> Universal Orlando >> Mardi Gras Creole Gumbo Recipe

Mardi Gras Creole Gumbo Recipe

Published: Feb 20, 2011 · Modified: Sep 10, 2020 by Stefanie Fauquet · This post may contain affiliate links · 7 Comments

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Creole Gumbo Recipe

One of the best things about Mardi Gras is the food— King cake crescent rolls, beignets, jambalaya and of course, gumbo! If you can't make it Mardi Gras in New Orleans or Universal Orlando, you can still make this classic Creole meal at home.

I was invited to a special Mardi Gras cooking event to learn the art of making a good gumbo with Universal Orlando's award-winning Executive Chef, Steven Jayson.

I also got to experience my first-ever, Universal Orlando Mardi Gras! — More on that later... it's time for the food!

Chef Jayson made the process of cooking gumbo extremely easy. While it looks like a lot of ingredients, many can be purchased together. Once combined, it only takes time -- and a little stirring -- to make the perfect gumbo.

Creole Gumbo Recipe

Gumbo Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup onions diced
  • 1 cups celery diced
  • 1/2 cup red bell peppers diced
  • 1/2 cup green bell peppers diced
  • 4 cloves garlic chopped fine
  • 5 slices bacon diced into pieces
  • 1 bay leaves
  • 1/2 Tbsp. Thyme leaves
  • 1/2 lb. Okra frozen (cut into bite-size pieces)
  • 1 28 oz. can tomatoes diced with juice
  • 1 Tbsp. Fish or shrimp base
  • ¼ tsp. Black pepper ground
  • 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 4 cups Fish stock
  • 1 Tbsp. Gumbo file
  • 1/2 cup water cold
  • 1/2 lb. Shrimp raw, peeled 26-30 count
  • 1/2 lb. Andouille sausage
  • 4 Tbsp. Butter unsalted
  • 4 Tbsp. All-purpose flour
  • ½ tsp. Tabasco

How to Make Creole Gumbo:

Prepare a brown roux by cooking flour and butter.

Heat bacon in a soup pot and cook until lightly brown add onions, celery, bell peppers and garlic and cook until tender.

Blend in okra, bay leaves, thyme, black pepper and Tabasco, stirring constantly.

Add fish stock, sausage and tomatoes and bring to a boil and then blend in roux mixing well.

Bring back to a boil, turn down the heat and simmer for 45 minutes. Stir frequently.

Add shrimp, Worcestershire sauce and simmer 10 more minutes.

Remove from heat, blend gumbo file and water with a wire whip and stir into soup. Adjust seasoning.

When serving, put one spoon of boiled hot rice into a cup, pour in enough gumbo to cover and garnish with chopped green onions.

Bon appetit! The great thing about gumbo is that you can modify the recipe to your taste. Chicken, crawfish or oysters can replace shrimp and sausage. Make a big pot, chow down, and freeze the leftovers to enjoy this dish even after the season of Carnival!

Mardi Gras Creole Gumbo Recipe

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Mardi Gras Creole Gumbo Recipe
Author: Stefanie Fauquet
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup onions diced ¼”
  • 1 cups celery diced ¼”
  • 1/2 cup red bell peppers diced ¼”
  • 1/2 cup green bell peppers diced ¼”
  • 4 cloves garlic chopped fine
  • 5 slices bacon diced into pieces
  • 1 bay leaves
  • 1/2 Tbsp. Thyme leaves
  • 1/2 lb. Okra frozen (cut into bite size pieces)
  • 1 28 oz. Can tomatoes diced with juice
  • 1 Tbsp. Fish or shrimp base
  • ¼ tsp. Black pepper ground
  • 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 4 cups Fish stock strong hot
  • 1 Tbsp. Gumbo file
  • 1/2 cup water cold
  • 1/2 lb. Shrimp raw, peeled 26-30 count
  • 1/2 lb. Andouille sausage
  • 4 Tbsp. Butter unsalted
  • 4 Tbsp. Flour all purpose
  • ½ tsp. Tabasco
Instructions
  1. Prepare brown roux by cooking flour and butter.
  2. Heat bacon in soup pot and cook until lightly brown add onions, celery, bell peppers and garlic and cook until tender.
  3. Blend in okra, bay leaves, thyme, black pepper and Tabasco, stirring constantly.
  4. Add fish stock, sausage and tomatoes and bring to a boil and then blend in roux mixing well.
  5. Bring back to a boil, turn down heat and simmer for 45 minutes. Stir frequently.
  6. Add shrimp, Worcestershire sauce and simmer 10 more minutes.
  7. Remove from heat, blend gumbo file and water with wire whip and stir into soup. Adjust seasoning.
  8. When serving, put one spoon of boiled hot rice into cup, pour in enough gumbo to cover and garnish with chopped green onions.

creole gumbo

Special thanks to Universal Orlando for inviting me to attend the Mardi Gras cooking demo & event at Universal Studios. All opinions are my own.

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  1. Lael Hazan @educatedpalate

    February 20, 2011 at 8:10 pm

    How fun! I want to go too! I guess I'll make it virtually with your recipe. I look forward to hearing more about the experience.

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  2. Crystal @ Simply Being Mommy

    February 21, 2011 at 10:29 am

    How fun! The gumbo looks yummy!

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  3. Rachel

    February 21, 2011 at 1:06 pm

    I was just telling my husband that I am in the mood for some gumbo! I REALLY am now.

    Reply
  4. kristin

    February 21, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    YUM!

    Reply
  5. Kasandria

    February 21, 2011 at 7:29 pm

    YUMMY!
    Kas

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  6. Penelope

    February 22, 2011 at 3:44 pm

    I love gumbo- I had it in New Orleans about 6 or 7 years ago, it was sensational! I never ventured to make it myself though (seemed scary) but I'll give it a shot.

    Penelope

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