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