Leftover Thanksgiving Gumbo!. In a large Dutch oven, over medium heat, combine the oil and flour. Add all the chopped veggies to the roux, along with the chopped sausage. New Orleans-Style Turkey Gumbo Thanksgiving leftovers never tasted so good. Leftover Thanksgiving Gumbo!

You can have Leftover Thanksgiving Gumbo! using 18 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Leftover Thanksgiving Gumbo!
  1. You need of Leftover Turkey.
  2. Prepare of Leftover Ham.
  3. Prepare of Leftover cornbread dressing.
  4. You need of Leftover Turkey gravy.
  5. Prepare of mashed sweet potatoes.
  6. It’s of onion.
  7. Prepare of celery.
  8. Prepare of jalapeno.
  9. It’s of large cloves garlic.
  10. Prepare of knorr chicken bouillon cubes.
  11. You need of garlic powder.
  12. It’s of onion powder.
  13. It’s of cajun seasoning.
  14. It’s of Salt and pepper.
  15. You need of butter.
  16. It’s of For roux.
  17. It’s of flour.
  18. You need of vegetable or corn oil.

But really, I just find Thanksgiving to be the precursor to great things that come after. Every year, my mom's side of the family turns the turkey carcass and picked over meat into turkey gumbo, a. Heat butter in skillet and sear ham. Drain if ham releases a lot of fat and return to skillet.

Leftover Thanksgiving Gumbo! instructions

  1. Mince all vegetables, set aside. Remove fatty parts from ham and cut into 1 inch pieces. Heat butter in skillet and sear ham. Drain if ham releases a lot of fat and return to skillet. Add 2 cups of water and scrape sear from bottom of the pan. Reduce to lowest heat setting and allow to slowly simmer while you prepare the rest of the gumbo..

  2. Have a few quarts of water set to side of stove (you will need it when roux is done). In a Dutch oven use medium setting to heat oil. Test for readiness by dropping a pinch of flour into pot, if it sizzles, it's ready. Add flour one cup at a time and whisk until all is incorporated. Lower heat to medium low (I set mine on 3 or 4) and CONSTANTLY stir with metal or wooden spatula until roux is the color of chocolate. This takes 20 to 30 minutes. I pull up a bar stool, have a seat and stir :).

  3. When roux is ready add your vegetables and continue to stir for a few minutes more until roux is shiny and smooth. Add water that was set aside and stir..

  4. Add leftover gravy and stir.

  5. Add ham and water it's been simmering in..

  6. Add mashed sweet potatoes and stir..

  7. Fill pot with water until about 3/4 full. Add all of your seasonings and slowly bring to boil stirring occasionally. Lower heat and simmer 30 minutes..

  8. Add Turkey and cook another 10 minutes.

  9. Serve with leftover cornbread dressing.

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