Drakes Landing Gumbo

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Arkansas Wild Life - Drakes Landing, Stuttgart

Categories: Soup- Stew- Chowder- Chili

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp. dry mustard
  • 6 to 8 large ducks, smoked, boiled in reserve and deboned
  • 6 white onions, chopped
  • 6 stalks celery, chopped
  • 6 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 4 bell peppers, chopped
  • 3 lbs. andouille, sliced
  • 2 lbs. peeled crayfish, washed
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/3 cup Slap Ya Mama seasoning
  • White rice
  • Reserve
  • 4 carrots, chopped
  • 3 white onions, chopped
  • 5 to 6 cloves garlic
  • 4 stalks celery, chopped
  • 1/4 cup peppercorns
  • 3 to 4 bay leaves
  • 1/3 cup salt
  • 1/4 cup Slap Ya Mama seasoning!/4 cup Worcestershire
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp. thyme
  • 1/2 Tbsp. ground cayenne pepper, optional

Directions

  1. Smoke ducks over low heat and heavy smoke (pecan or hickory wood) for 1 1/2 hours or until meat is rare.

  2. In a large pot, place ducks with all the reserve ingredients, cover ducks with water, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; simmer until duck legs begin to separate. Remove ducks and allow them to cool; debone. Drain liquid, straining solids. Allow liquid to cool. Save 1 1/2 gallons of reserve for gumbo.

  3. Gumbo: Separate chopped vegetables into halves. Take about half a gallon of reserve and warm over medium heat (do not boil) in large pot. To male roux, combine flour and bacon grease in large cast-iron skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until reaching a dark brown color.

  4. Remove from heat; add half the vegetables and seasoning, and stir 3 to 4 minutes. As pan cools, let vegetables sit about 20 minutes. Whisk roux/ vegetable mixture into warm reserve, stirring constantly. After blending the roux mixture, add remaining ingredients and leftover reserve to reach desired thickness; bring pot to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer 2 hours, and add salt, pepper and cayenne to taste. Serve over rice.

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