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Oven Baked Roux Mardi Gras Gumbo (Gluten Free)

February 15, 2015 By Donna 2 Comments

Gluten Free Gumbo

Alton Brown’s oven baked roux technique is used here to reinvent my gumbo recipe.  This culinary genius has solved the problem that happens too often in making a gumbo – just when you think the roux is done enough, it goes from perfect to burnt in just seconds. But in the oven, the roux turns out perfectly medium brown.

I will be making this gumbo on Fat Tuesday (aka Mardi Gras) in a few days, and then I will think = Why don’t I make this more often? It is a flavorful bowl of goodness with just a little heat kick. Perfect for kicking the winter blahs!

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Filed Under: Soups and Stews Tagged With: alton brown gumbo, alton brown recipe, gluten free gumbo, gumbo recipe, mardi gras recipe, mardi gras recipes, oven baked roux

Slow Cooker Seafood Gumbo

February 5, 2015 By Anne 2 Comments

Slow Cooker Seafood Gumbo with Cauliflower Rice

Slow Cooker Seafood Gumbo with Cauliflower Rice

PSA: Mardi Gras falls on February 17th this year. I love any excuse to make/consume Cajun food, but Fat Tuesday itself is always the best. Are you prepared? Well, here’s one way to get on it, with a slow cooker recipe for seafood gumbo. And you can certainly eat it as per tradition with regular rice, but I’m here to tell you that cauliflower rice? Totally works! …

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Filed Under: Dairy-Free, Gluten Free, Healthy Fare Tagged With: cajun recipe, gluten free gumbo, gluten free roux, gumbo recipe, mardi gras food, mardi gras recipe, seafood gumbo recipe, shrimp gumbo recipe, slow cooker gumbo, slow cooker recipe

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