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Ya-ta Boy
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 Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:35 am Post subject: Seeking Expert File Gumbo Guidance |
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I've got my onions and celery. I've got plenty of bell peppers, all colors. I've got my chicken, bacon and Andouille sausage. I've got plenty of rice, frozen peas and corn. I've got a huge jar of cayenne and a new jar of thyme. And FINALLY I got a little container of file.
I've never used file before--been having to settle for using flour in the roux to make my gumbo thick enough to make the spoon stand up. Now I have file. BUT I saw a Cajun cooking show where the dude said file is tricky to use...
Does anyone know how to use it without screwing up an entire Dutch oven-full of gumbo? What's the trick?
Some genius at school has decided all the new teachers are having a block party for the entire faculty and all 100 of the students. Figured a pot full of gumbo is the closest I can come to feeding a crowd like that. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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12 hours and no responses. Can it really be that no one knows? I don't believe it.
To give the cooks a chance to find this thread: BUMP! |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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does this help:
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fil� powder
[FEE-lay, fih-LAY]
Choctaw Indians from the Louisiana bayou country are said to have been the first users of this seasoning made from the ground, dried leaves of the sassafras tree. It's since become an integral part of CREOLE COOKING and is used to thicken and flavor GUMBOS and other Creole dishes. Fil� has a woodsy flavor reminiscent of root beer. It must be stirred into a dish after it's removed from the heat because undue cooking makes fil� tough and stringy. Fil� powder is available in the spice or gourmet section of most large supermarkets. As with all spices, it should be stored in a cool, dark place for no more than 6 months. |
from Epicurious food dictionary well worth poking around |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Thank you for the tip, Ms peppermint. |
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JongnoGuru
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| Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 3:18 pm Post subject: Re: Seeking Expert File Gumbo Guidance |
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Okay.
Who else besides me sort'a, kind'a thought he might be talking about a computer "file" until this line --
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| And FINALLY I got a little container of file. |
Isn't even in my English-English dictionary. Oh hell, yes it is. Right after "file". It's properly fil�, not "file". Damn it.
Google brought up this: http://www.apinchof.com/filepow1103.htm
But Ya-ta, where's okra? Okra Winfrey, where is she? I didn't see it on your list of ingredients. Apparently you need to have it. Or maybe just really, really ought to have it. Take a look at this page when you're bored. |
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