gumbo

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Likewise, Manning adds the shrimp to her gumbo at the very end, when even just the residual heat can be enough to cook them.

From Washington Post

“My mother always said we changed the course of America with our gumbo,” Stella Chase Reese said of the executive chef who owned the restaurant with her husband, Dooky.

From Washington Post

His name, pronounced “roo,” is French for reddish brown, the color of an orangutan’s long hair, and for the cooked mixture of flour and oil or butter used to thicken gumbo and other foods.

From Seattle Times

This month Ms. Broussard is taking midday Brazilian dance classes and cooking gumbo.

From New York Times

Roux is French for reddish brown, like the color of an orangutan’s long fur, and for the cooked mixture of flour and oil or butter used to thicken gumbo and other Louisiana dishes.

From Seattle Times