It can be thickened with a roux, or with okra, or
with file powder, and sometimes it's a mix of all three.
and so glad that
no file powder and early spring inspired this Mardi Gras worthy soup.
Filed Under: Pork, Poultry Tagged With: bay leaf, bell pepper, Cajun seasoning, cayenne, celery, chicken breast,
file powder, flour, green bell pepper, green onions, parsley, smoked sausage, vegetable oil, white onion
Add
the file powder, salt, black pepper, cayenne and the oysters with any reserved liquor to the gumbo pot.
Serve over brown rice, and pass
the file powder (if using) and Tabasco.
Add the oysters, crabmeat, parsley and
file powder, and remove from the heat.
File powder (also known as gumbo file) is ground from dried leaves of the sassafras tree.