This is a Creole gumbo. My family is Creole and this resembles our gumbo without a roux. The roux is more a Cajun gumbo thing. I love that you said that the original gumbos didn’t have a roux because that is true and people have lost knowledge of our origins. Not to knock the new stuff, roux gumbo is delicious as well. I researched that the roux was introduced by a flour company, hoping to increase sales, in the 1920’s. Their slogan was something like what is gumbo without a roux from white lily. I think that’s the flour company. Wonderful!! Wonderful!

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

thanks for the history about the introduction of roux by a flour company. thats interesting! the original gumbo being made w/out makes sense b/c wheat was not common in Africa at that time. so it would not have been a first choice when enslaved africans were brought to america.

@mariamay5763

9 ай бұрын

Wow. Capitalism strikes again. I had no idea! Thank you for educating us cause I thought roux was essential in all gumbo. So glad it’s not really needed.

@michaelbarnhill2685

5 ай бұрын

I haven't been able to find any link, where cajuns contributed anything notable to gumbo. Gumbo is creole. The cajuns just learned to make it, from the creole. Then culturally, they were given recognition for it, bypassing Haitin's influence on practically everything we consider to be "cajun"

@Liiinda4

3 ай бұрын

I don’t like roux in my gumbo, personally so it makes me feel better that gumbo was originally made without it.

I love this recipe. I am so happy to learn the original recipe for gumbo does not use a roux. I will definitely make this! Thank you for teaching us this❤️ I love when you teach us the history behind the dishes. I would love to learn more about the food from Ghana as well

I’m a Cajun and you’re right about some flipping over the tomatoes. Tomatoes in gumbo is sacrilege here. I grew up without them but added them myself in later years. I like the flavor and the acid helps cuts the slime from the okra. The only other thing that you did differently than I would have is the addition of the bay leaf and leaving the vegetables chunky. We would normally cook all the vegetables (including the okra) until they break apart completely. Sometimes, as Cajuns, we watch these videos in utterly bemused horror at what some folks think gumbo is. I must say, though, that all in all you really did do a great job!

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

i agree that the tomatoes pair well with okra. I have done it where I add the okra first and it cooks down completey. but i realized I liked them to still be whole. however, since they are from frozen and I also pan fried them first, they are incredibly soft.

@googiesfairyfarm4834

Жыл бұрын

@@CamirrasKitchen Everyone does gumbo just a little different. It’s an art, not an exact science. Yes, they get so soft that they disintegrate as soon as you put them in your mouth and press them with your tongue. No chewing required… LOL

@jackiebessard7988

6 ай бұрын

@googies ~ I too am cajun and was taught a slightly different way of making okra gumbo. Frying down the sliced okra first (with a lil vinegar to cut the slime) is how I make mine. Once it disintegrates that forms the ‘roux’. Then add whatever you buy or have on hand: seafood or chicken & sausage or all three, season well & add water or stock (& of course tomatoes😬 if it suits your taste [haha]). Now, I like her suggestion of buying whole okra then slicing. Might try that. I’ve seen some folk add sliced okra to Roux gumbo and it’s good as well. Definitely add file’ once ‘cooked’ but never while cooking and never to okra gumbo. To each their own. Good eating 🥣

@googiesfairyfarm4834

6 ай бұрын

@@jackiebessard7988 Yes, I grew up eating it the way you describe using vinegar to cut the slime. Nothing wrong with it that way. I just like the tomatoes… and yes, the okra becomes a thicker in place of a roux. Filé goes on when it’s in the bowl and never in okra gumbo, as you said.

Keep these great southern soul food recipes coming Camirra!! ♥️♥️♥️

Oh lawd "Gumbo!" Yum Yum Thanks Camirra. Have great and blessed weekend! 🙏🏾 ❣️🙂

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

You too!!

Camirra, there you go once again! You are an outstanding chef and an excellent historian. I personally believe that the love of and preparation of great food will lead us to kinder and more peaceful times eventually. Thank you for being such a faithful and accomplished ambassador. Love, Carol

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Looks so good!! I love okra. I really don’t mind the sliminess of okra - mainly because I know it’s not anything gross or unhealthy. I usually prepare it in ways that keep you from really noticing it, though.

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree! I dont mind the sliminess too much either. the mucilage is actually great for your health.

Thank you for sharing this recipe!!! It looks delicious!!!

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure 😊

What great tips! Thank you!

Great video! So much flavor and tradition in that pot!

Get out of my head😂😂 I was thinking of doing stewed okra with sausage and shrimp and I wanted to see if you had a recipe and this gumbo came up😊 I think I will try this one instead 👍 Thanks for the history lesson about the roux and whole frozen okra vs cut frozen okra, I will buy next time. I have always had the roux gumbos, I will try this one. 🤗

Looks good to me. I love okra in stews, and soups and I love okra, corn, and tomatoes mixed. Have to try this recipe.

I love when my daughter in law brings me boudin from Louisiana. When you showed the sausage it reminded me of that 😀

One of my all time faves. Looks so good 🤤😋.

Love this video. Thank u.

Shrimp, Okra, Sausage....🔥🔥🔥 Looks delicious....😋😋

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😋

This looks so delicious. Can't wait to try it. I love okra any kind of way.😊👍🏽

So glad I found this video. Came for the cooking tips, left with an expanded knowledge of world history. I've had gumbo my whole life and did not know the word meant okra. So cool. Thanks Camirra!

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

you are welcome!

This is perfect!! I’m from Gullah Island!! Have you heard of that? This was the dish back in the day!!!

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

I have heard of the Gullah Geechie!

Looks soooo AMAZING!! 😋❤❤❤👍

I am definitely going to make your style of Gumbo it looks absolutely delicious

@CamirrasKitchen

9 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy!

Came out great! Hubby loved it!

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

So glad!

Great recipe! Real cooking!

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

Thanks. Look forward to it.

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

Hope you like it!

I made this for the first time. I appreciate the fact that there is no roux. It would be low carb if I didnt eat it with rice. This will be my go-to from now on

OH WOW THAT LOOKS AMAZING YUM YUM !

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!! 😍

Hey my love, I hope all is well. Can't wait to try this delicious recipe 😋 Have an amazing day and very blessed Sunday! 🥰

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

I know you will love it! thanks for your continued support!

I love Gumbo and I will be trying this

Looks good

This gumbo looks delicious 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! always appreciate you watching !

You got me hungry I am definitely trying your recipe. You have a new subscriber.

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

Welcome!!

I'm cooking this tomorrow your recipe.

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

yea!! hope you love it!

Excellent Cook.!! Im not gonna hate… Congratulations! To A Wonderful Cook..😀❤️✌🏾

I’m making this tonight

Shrimp and Okra. Yummy!! I love it but have never fixed it. This gives me a incentive to try. Thank you for sharing! Continue to keep stirring up your gifts! 🎁🎁

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching😍

This is a much healthier Gumbo as well… Good Job

Thank you for the frozen okra tip. I'll be getting the whole frozen from now on.

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

ur welcome!

ah finally !! i love okra my mom is from cameroun and does okra soup all the time but my dad is caraibean and i wanted to try mixing both cultures and taste and i this this is it ! im trying it today hehe thanks a lot !

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy

Texas has that sausage and it is delicious 😋 You did an excellent job, looks amazing. I live okra

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! Wish they would sell in in NC! it was so good! and to think i just picked it up randomly in a walmart in NOLA

It looks sooooooo good!! Can we get an instant pot Black Eyed peas recipe??? Oh, and cornbread! PLEEEEEASE!!!

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

Don't worry bro I already got you! kzread.info/dash/bejne/n55rucZypqm_csY.html. If you dont do hot water cornbread then I have a few cornbread recipes on the channel

Ok. Yes ma'am. Saved!!!

This how my 90 yr old Gma makes her gumbo. Eith the can if tomatoes too. She is from Columbus, Ga😊

Love the rouxless gumbo!

I'm not an okra fan, but great tip on how to eliminate the slime. This gumbo looks so good! Making me hungry and I just got done cooking some shrimp boil with dumplings. 🤭💐💐💐

Waittt! I haven't watched the other videos lol. You pop them out so fast 😄

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

I been on vacation now I'm ready to get back to it! haha

Thank you I was really wondering cause I keep seeing these gumbo recipes with rue and wondering if I’m making it wrong!

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

Rue for sure is authentic. But also it can be made w/out it. I typically choose not to use too much rue b/c I want to keep the flour content down. But rue taste great lol

I'm from the deep south & we love our okra. You mentioned an okra stew & I'm hoping for a recipe. I've never eaten okra stew. I like to put a few small pods in my dry beans.

GIRL you just saved this Louisiana girl! Yes baby!!! Keeping those pounds off but still eating good ❤

This is different. I’m use to making a roux. It comes out thicker. This looks easier though. Might try it because it looks really good. Thanks for sharing.

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

If you like a roux you can add it! Also I make a fry roux in my other gumbo video I linked in the description. I can use that.

Thank you because I didn't want to make it with roux because of the added carbohydrates.

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

your welcome!

Making it! Your neighbor in Raleigh!

I have Aidelles andouille cajun sausage to be an (alrite) replacement that seems easy to get ✌

I use Tony’s Roux mix and it is incredible. Super easy cheat

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

Tony's is great! but i cant find that specific product near me.

@smb123211

Жыл бұрын

@@CamirrasKitchen I had to order online - bought a pkg of them - forgot exactly how many

Never ever heard of shrimp and okra gumbo wow that looks good man I wish I knew how to cook like this I would make this and my girlfriend doesn't know how to cook like this neither LOL I still love her though:-)

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

common now follow the recipe and teach her a thing or 2 haha 😉

Ion like okra or seafood too tough, however this looks good. Id try a bowl for sure

always looking good what do you be doing to make me want some of what you make i want to see you make a dessert buffet or stuffed meatloaf with some sweet potato mash maybe be some jerk oaxtails and coconut rice with vegetables inspired

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

Great ideas!

That looks great! I also love okra stew I stayed in Ghana also. I do like it with palm oil! When do people use gumbo file, or is that common?

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

traditionally, gumbo file would be used in the winter when okra wasnt available as a thickner. however, if you like the flavor you can feel free to add it to your bowl when serving. i use file when i make a roux based gumbo just for flavor, but it does thicken as well

I add just a touch of file powder to thicken. (I apologize. My wrists and hands don't assist me well to type as of late.) I am enjoying your video.

Love this one, ironically if I see a dish or recipes and they don't have Camirras Kitchen attached I've decided to bypass, if it's not Camirras, I won't bother. Lol, not hating on others, just being selective, Peace and Blessings

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

Aww thanks!

If I want to add corn should I do it around the same time I add the okra

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

yes

😍😍❤️❤️💙💙😋😋

Can I use fresh okra? Sub for the pork (fat back & sausage)?

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

yes fresh okra is fine. use chicken andouille sausage. add more butter instead of fat back

Wait you lived in Ghana umm ma am i need a groundnut soup and chicken pepper soup if you could … please lol. I would love to see your take!

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

Groundnut soup is on the channel

I was wondering why my dads was so Slimey and Nobody on KZreads was Slimey!… OKRA!! I knew it was a popular ingredient but I didn’t know thats where the Slime came from! Okaaaayy

😎🙏✌️

I found okra to be slimey. Lol I'm trying to teach my son to cook. He needs to learn.

Why no filé?

@CamirrasKitchen

3 ай бұрын

you can add it!

The tomatoes cut the slime

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

yes they do! tomatoes with okra in gumbo is great

Please stop calling onion, celery, and bell pepper the Holy Trinity- that is wrong and insulting. The recipe looks good

@CamirrasKitchen

8 ай бұрын

glad you enjoyed the recipe

Hey, sweetheart, it is, "woostershir sauce", not "wooster sauce." That could be confused with "rooster sauce," and no one wants that!

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

Gumbo looks good but no Africans created gumbo . Gullahgeechee are the orginators of orkra gumbo 😋 and they were indigenous to america they are considered the sea island creek people . Our ancestors didn't start off as slaves . Respect to ancestors and their culture and land 🪶 🏹

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

So you are saying that the Gullah geechee were not enslaved Africans? That’s interesting. Considering that okra is an African vegetable that was not in America until transatlantic slavery, I find that an interesting perspective.

Thank goodness for the Europeans because I don't like the texture or taste of okra

@CamirrasKitchen

Жыл бұрын

lol this one may not be for you then . okra is a very polarizing veggie haha

@carmenharvey6501

Жыл бұрын

@@CamirrasKitchen 😄

Wow, what’s with the constant in slave comments on your video. Read your history instead on trying to push your narrative on slavery. There was in all races and nationalities!

@CamirrasKitchen

8 ай бұрын

i dont even understand this comment. im not pushing a narrative. im talking about experiences of my ancestors during American slavery. i understand that slavery happened in other countries and with other ppl groups. but that CLEARLY aint the point of this video.

@kaine05

8 ай бұрын

@@CamirrasKitchen then why didn’t you complete your statement with also it was a culinary dish from the native Americans, French, and also Spanish People since you want to credit a culture

@CamirrasKitchen

8 ай бұрын

I can't tell everyones story. i did mention French influence. its not my responsibility to make commentary the way you see fit since this is my channel.

@kaine05

8 ай бұрын

And also some of the people look up to you as this great historian and it couldn’t be farther from the truth, only one sided view here

@CamirrasKitchen

8 ай бұрын

no one looks up to me as a historian haha. where you getting this from? post a video on your view if you want to share your story and see if ppl will listen to you.

Looks good