🥞 American

Sweet Potato Gumbo

Name: Sweet Potato Gumbo
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tbsp Butter; to taste Salt; 2, chopped Onion; 4 cloves, minced Garlic; 3 medium, cubed Potato; 2, thickly sliced Carrot; 200 g Okra; 750 ml Stock or Broth; 3 Sweet Potato; 1 tsp Smoked Paprika; 200 g Andouille Sausage; 2 tbsp Cajun Seasoning

🥞 American

Louisiana gumbo — sweet potato in a dark-roux stew with the holy trinity. Ready in 50 minutes including prep.

Prep 15 min Cook 35 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

Butter2 tbsp
Saltto taste
Onion2, chopped
Garlic4 cloves, minced
Potato3 medium, cubed
Carrot2, thickly sliced
Okra200 g
Stock or Broth750 ml
Sweet Potato3
Smoked Paprika1 tsp
Andouille Sausage200 g
Cajun Seasoning2 tbsp

Optional extras

Fresh Parsleyhandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Warm the Butter in a heavy casserole and brown the sweet potato well on all sides — real colour means real flavour.
2
Lift the sweet potato out, soften the onion and garlic in the same pot, then add the smoked paprika.
3
Return the sweet potato, tip in the potato and carrot, and pour over the stock.
4
Cover and let it murmur gently for 35-40 minutes until everything is spoon-tender and the broth has body.
5
Season with salt and cracked pepper, then shower with fresh parsley right before serving.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of lemon just before serving lifts every other flavour.

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Watch how it's made

Video: HOW TO MAKE A SWEET POTATO GUMBO LIVING IN THE JOURNEY · on YouTube