I like to incorporate as many different kinds of meats into a meal. More protein, happier Juli.
I had gumbo a little while back while I was at one of my favorite in town restaurants, Finley’s Pub. I haven’t really had a ton of gumbo in my life. Not sure why. Other than I was deprived as a child. Obviously. But the gumbo at Finley’s Pub rocked my world and inspired me to create my own. It could have been the multiple glasses of wine I had or the company, but mostly it was just the scent of gumbo in the air. Thank you Finley’s, for your inspiration, and effing good food. If you’re in Denver, you should go there.
OMG. I have to get something off my chest. There’s something that really bugs me. Now don’t think I’m lame, but I dislike it when people spell my name wrong when they are writing on my Facebook page. My personal Facebook page, not my paleomg one. But my personal one, that says JULI at the top. It does not say Julie. No, there is no e present within that name. I know it’s a bit weird, but that’s what my mother decided so I would be different. She had no idea at the time that I would be such a mess that I didn’t actually need a different spelled name. But I just don’t get it. How can you be looking at my page, where it says Juli in bold letters, and still spell it wrong? That’s just straight up lazy sh*t right there. I’m not one to correct people, but if they know me enough to be Facebook friends with me, then they better spell my damn name correctly. Ok, I got that off my chest. I feel better now.
Googling your name is so much fun. And creepy.
Can you believe Kim Kardashian is pregnant? Yeah, I can too.
So I think that I want to bring in the new year having more house parties. Or get togethers. Whatever you like to call them. We had people over on New Year’s Eve and it forced Laura and I to actually deep clean our house. I mean, we scrubbed the toilet, the tub, the kitchen cabinets, the stove. Really anything and everything. The two of us ladies even upped our decorating. Big things. But the best part of it all is that the party was super fun. We only had less than 10 people over and I think we went through more than 10 bottles of champagne and wine. Yeah, it was an interesting night. But we made paleo cookies, no bake chocolate balls and my friend Jeremy brought bacon wrapped dates. I.freaking.love.that.man. And bacon wrapped dates. House parties are just so much fun. I love other humans.
Pork, Shrimp, and Chicken Sausage Gumbo
- Yield: 4-5 1x
Ingredients
- 4 smoked andouille chicken sausages, sliced
- 1.5 cups raw, deveined shrimp
- 1 cup leftover easy shredded pork
- 6 cups broth (I used half vegetable, half chicken broth)
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 1 cup celery, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons ground paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 bay leaves
- salt and pepper, to taste
- fresh parsley, to garnish
- 3 tablespoons bacon fat (or other kind of fat)
For the rice
- 1 head of cauliflower, stem and leaves removed, chopped in florets
- 1/2 cup vegetable broth
- 1 tablespoon bacon fat (or other kind of fat)
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Place a large saucepan over medium heat. Add your bacon fat along with your 4 garlic cloves, onion, celery, and bell peppers. Cook until onions become translucent.
- Then add all your spices and tomato paste.
- Pour in your broth and bay leaves and let simmer for 10 minutes.
- Next add your smoked sausage and shredded pork. Simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Lastly, add your shrimp and salt and pepper and cook for another 5 minutes.
- While your gumbo is cooking, make your rice.
- Add cauliflower to a food processor with the shredding attachment to “rice” the cauliflower. No food processor? Use a cheese grater instead.
- Now add a medium saucepan over medium heat and add your fat along with 1 garlic clove then the cauliflower.
- Let cook for about 5 minutes, then add the broth and salt and pepper, and stir to combine.
- The cauliflower will cook down for about 10-12 minutes while you are making your gumbo, so keep an eye on it so it does not burn. Like mine did.
- Top cauliflower rice with gumbo and garnish with a bit of chopped parsley. Enjoy!
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Does anyone know a good way to spice this up? Short of adding a bunch more cayenne? I like my gumbo super spicy.
I added 1 large Jalapeño, chopped fine, plus chorizo sausages, and it was PLENTY spicy! Adding some cayenne would probably work well – the French use it in their version.
This is a great recipe, especially to spin your own modifications off from. The things I did different were adding okra, 1 chopped jalapeño, chunked up chicken thigh, and 3 chorizo sausage brats from Whole Foods (the latter adds extra spiciness and flavor. It turns the top of the broth red, which is just kind of cool). I think it would’ve been better with less broth (although it’s very delicious to just drink) and wish someway it could be thickened. Maybe more okra and some added gelatin? Rate 4/5 Stars
This is the first time I have seen a gumbo recipe without file (ground sassafras). Interesting. Even if this just tastes like soup, I am making this for dinner.
Thank you so much for keeping this marvelous site – I am having a great time (read easy) finding paleo recipes that I can actually use.
Just found your site by chance through a google search. Husband and I are just now trying out the whole Paleo lifestyle..havent went all organic yet, but we are working our way there! I made this last night for supper and it was sooo good! Only adjustment I might make next time is a little less Oregano. (I’m super sensitive to that spice for some reason, but hubs thought it tasted wonderful!). I am eating leftovers as we speak, and we froze the rest for later on in the week!! Thanks so much fr your wonderful recipes.. I get a little overwhelmed when it comes to meal planning. Im from the south and I cook comfort meals.. lots of starch, lots of bread lol. So its nice to come somewhere and find some amazing recipes. Thanks Again!!
Juli,
OMG. This gumbo was so good. I wish my stomach were bigger so I could still be eating it right now. Don’t feel bad about your name. It could be worse. You could be named Sydra. Then everyone would try to put an N in your name and nobody would ever pronounce it correctly.
PS This is the first time I ever actually made paleo “rice.” Wow. It was actually quite tasty. Now I want a food processor, so I don’t get cauliflower all over my kitchen when I grate it.
I made this tonight and loved it. Altered the ingredients to fit what I had on hand, but came out fantastic. Even the picky daughter ate it and enjoyed it – funny how that works when you don’t provide another dinner option and you let them get good and hungry!
The favorite spelling of my name was Rachell. It was on a name tag, which I wore with pride.
I made the easy shredded pork earlier this week, and used a pork loin roast instead of tenderloin. Came out delicious! I puréed the onions in the broth and stored the liquid in the fridge to add to this gumbo. Made the gumbo tonight and am SO IMPRESSED! Both recipes were fabulous and gave me a fantastic start to my Whole100. I diced the peppers, and added an orange one, as well, for color. Also, I used about a pound and a half of shrimp. It’s my favorite ingredient on the list and I found some surprisingly very fresh shrimp for a great price at the store. I think this will become a go-to at my house. The cauliflower rice recipe was great, too, but I think I like the gumbo all by itself. Thank you!!!
Juli,
Try adding at least 1/2 lb chicken gizzards to the stock as you prepare it. You can use a whole pound if you’re brave enough. Changes the character of the fluid something wonderful and the gizzards are a great tasty tender surprise after an hour or so. You can also add boiled eggs to the mix about 30 minutes prior to it being finished. It’s a nice treat for kids (whatever age they may be) as they fish around in the gumbo pot for an egg. Just boil the eggs ahead of time and drop them in awhile before you’re ready to serve. I live in S. Louisiana and have great fun making gumbo. Come see us sometime cher.
Mmmm, making tonight. Can’t wait!