Mise En Place

[IndyWS6]

Tomorrow’s football grub is Shrimp and Sausage Gumbo. I have all the vegetables prepped so I can just assemble - other than whisking for 45+ minutes to build the roux…

Between needing to pull all the weight because the Mrs. has the broken elbow and the last two weeks of a chaotic multi-million $ project go live, I seriously need some downtime. Assemble early tomorrow, and then sit in my ass to watch football and F’n veg. I need this..,

 

[Shreddy Mercury]

Mise en place is the way. However, you did forget to prep one nescessary item....the burrs

Sounds like you need a couple.

 

[Monkey Man]

Mrs. Indy's elbow still-improving?

You really deserve some downtime bro'.

 

[IndyWS6]

Mrs. Indy's elbow still-improving?

You really deserve some downtime bro'.

Definitely making progress - thanks for asking. Post-op appointment last week shows it’s healing well. Most restrictions have been lifted but needs 4 more weeks of PT. Might be able to drive soon

 

[IndyWS6]

I just finished simmering the stock with the shrimp tails and a couple of minced Dragon Cayenne peppers. Strained it and now I’m browning the sausage.

 

[Robostyle]

A good gumbo is hard to beat

 

[IndyWS6]

A good gumbo is hard to beat

I hope it’s good. Time will tell

 

[IndyWS6]

We have a light chocolate colored roux

 

[Robostyle]

We have a light chocolate colored roux

That looks perfect. Too dark and it gets too bitter for my taste

 

[IndyWS6]

That looks perfect. Too dark and it gets too bitter for my taste

It’s an art. I’m still working on it… Took far more butter to offset the cup of flour than expected. Need to adapt on the fly

 

[IndyWS6]

Ta Da! Quite possibly the best gumbo. On the planet. Ever . Truth be told, I should have bought the next smaller size of shrimp. I got 16 - 20 and they are a bit larger than bite- sized. Needing to cut them in half when eating is not a deal-breaker, but smaller shrimps would have been better…

 

[Monkey Man]

Thanks for the update Brother Indy.

Great to hear the missus is improving fast.