How to Use gumbo in a Sentence

gumbo

noun

• The shrimp should be cooked in 5 minutes in the hot gumbo.
  — Dallas News, 17 Nov. 2020
• Soups, stews, chilis, gumbos and the like are good choices.
  — Debbie Moose, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• The gumbo gets a breakout box on the menu for good reason.
  — Mrussell, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
• The shrimp in the gumbo were cooked perfectly and the sauce was hot, boasting just the right amount of spice.
  — Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2021
• The gumbo came around, as rich and peppery and earthy as anyone could want.
  — Peggy Orenstein, The New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2023
• And for some folks, this is a preferred stand-in for rice when eating a bowl of gumbo.
  — Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 20 June 2023
• The key to good gumbo is cooking the oil and flour together to form a rich, light brown roux.
  — cleveland, 28 Nov. 2022
• The leg and thigh are removed as one piece to be cooked low and slow, most often in a braise or gumbo.
  — Outdoor Life, 8 Mar. 2021
• Finish the gumbo with filé powder, and serve over rice.
  — Leslie Brenner, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
• The other started with a cup of gumbo and ordered the Big Mike Burger ($12.95) more or less on a dare.
  — al, 7 Dec. 2022
• Look for frozen quarts of gumbo or red beans to bail you out of your next last minute meal emergency.
  — Ian McNulty | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 9 Nov. 2020
• Believe it or not, a great gumbo begins with using the right oil to start your roux.
  — Aly Walansky, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
• Likewise, Manning adds the shrimp to her gumbo at the very end, when even just the residual heat can be enough to cook them.
  — Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2021
• Not everybody wants to go to all the trouble of making gumbo.
  — al, 23 Nov. 2022
• And when the weather turns crisp, big cauldrons bubble with gumbo.
  — Jane Borden, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
• Okra Okra is known for its sticky mucilage, which works as a thickening agent for stews and gumbo.
  — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 13 Sep. 2023
• His ease of movement, and this kind of postmodern gumbo.
  — Dallas News, 28 Feb. 2022
• Many items are pre-packaged to go, including quarts of gumbo and soups, salads and starters.
  — Beth D'addono, NOLA.com, 4 Jan. 2021
• Tiana's Palace menu There are five entrées to choose from on the menu, which includes two sandwiches and a gumbo that can have meat added.
  — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
• There’s also shrimp and catfish versions, plenty of gumbo, red beans and rice as well as all sorts of sweets.
  — Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 4 May 2023
• For starters, that zesty rib-sticking gumbo, whose stock is thick from cooking chicken feet in it and dark from having the roux cooked low and slow in the oven.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
• House Gumbo The gumbo was flavorful, hearty, and spicy.
  — Esther Carlstone, Parents, 12 Sep. 2023
• Patience, skill and a high quality are the foundations of a great gumbo.
  — Alex Wood, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2023
• The next course, gumbo, posed a problem: the woman who was supposed to introduce it, Laura, was nowhere to be found.
  — Peggy Orenstein, The New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2023
• Bell learned to make gumbo from his late grandmother, watching her from a young age make her roux in a cast iron skillet.
  — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 May 2021
• Bloomsbury, from $15. Taste Make the perfect homemade gumbo, just in time for Mardi Gras.
  — Alex Wood, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2023
• Dodson called it a gumbo of items, including sweet and savory dishes such as French toast and shrimp and grits.
  — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 May 2022
• The rest of the menu included appetizers of potato salad, hot links, and gumbo; and a dessert of lemon-curd pie.
  — Peggy Orenstein, The New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2023
• His website lists recipes like goose gumbo and bear fat chocolate croissants.
  — Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2020
• Another invokes the spirit of gumbo with little morsels of andouille, okra, and sautéed bell pepper.
  — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 13 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024