Reading, seeing and hearing Part 3

[javamom]

Frank's Seafood Gourmet Gumbo


Chef's Notes:
1. It's best to use "fresh" sausage (as opposed to pre-smoked sausage) when making this gumbo. To precook the sausage, place the links into a baking pan, pour about a cup of water over them, and bake them uncovered at 375 degrees for about 30-40 minutes or until the sausage is a golden brown. You can make this gumbo with country sausage, Italian sausage, or even hot sausage.

2. To make heavy shrimp stock, take the heads and shells from the shrimp you peeled for the gumbo, place them into a 3-quart saucepan, cover the shells with water, and gently boil them (adding water from time to time) for about 30 minutes until the resultant stock becomes rich in flavor. To ready the stock for the gumbo, simply strain out the heads and shells through a layer of cheesecloth or a find-mesh sieve. The greater the reduction the greater the intensity of the stock.

3. To clean the crabs, remove the top shell, cut out the eyes and mouth, scrape away the gills, brush away the innards , and cut off the back flap. Then wash the crabs thoroughly under cold running water. They're ready at this point to be dropped into the gumbo. Note: you can either leave the legs on or snip them off-the choice is up to you.

Oh, you want to be careful not to make the gumbo too watery at the outset, because you got to remember that once you add the shrimp and the crawfish the moisture rendered from the seafood will thin out the base.

Thanks TINK!!! Crashdad will really appreciate this recipe and tips. He has been trying to perfect his gumbo as it never quite comes out the way that he wants it to.

 

[sleepydog25]

What a wonderful man you are. I bow to thee. Finally.

Folks usually see things my way. . .I'm patient and dedicated that way. . .

 

[sheridac]

I'm compiling a list of those who DON'T miss me.
TFI.

Back to work, kidz.

Mind the gap....

I MISSED YOU!!!!!!!!

Here.

BUT

I didn't MISS YOU miss you.

'Cause we. You know.

Talk.

 

[sheridac]

Do NOT! Those are your departments: swill, cafe', and diet carp.

You really need to stop looking in the mirror whist you post.

 

[brandt79]

Horsey - umm, you didn't know I was an attorney? - it couldn't be the fact you're the root of the lawyer jokes just kidding - but really, I don't know - I think I've only talked about it a couple of times.

 

[sdy]

Last edited by sheridac : Today at 03:54 PM. Reason: who was with me when I spied that Howard Huge bathtub, hmmm??????

Dick Cheney??

or was that Robert Evans I heard in the background?

 

[sleepydog25]

You really need to stop looking in the mirror whist you post.

I thought you had bought all the mirrors?

 

[sheridac]

Dick Cheney??

or was that Robert Evans I heard in the background?

No. That was my plumber.

 

[sheridac]

I thought you had bought all the mirrors?

Nope. Not me.

 

[Backstage_Gal]

YIKES, people, you were on a posting frenzy again today!!!!!!!

Copied some recipes to my super duper cookbook (thanks TINK!) But not the complicated (read lots of work stuff).

Had a meeting at Pop today, followed by lunch at POP foodcourt, where I had a clear view of the Hippy Dippy pool sign, and the Business Manager for POP was with me.

I gave consideration to some alert. Extra staffing for the bar?? Extra security?? Just be on look-out, peeps are determined to have a ball??

Didn't say anything in the end, so you guys are on your own, LOL.

Congrats, YAJ and ASH

 

[drebert]

Tink!

Thank you for the fantabulous recipes! I will be trying them out soon I'm sure!

Man! You guys have been busy today.

SD- I gave lacto the message about the mole' sauce. He will get to it as soon as he can. He hasn't forgotten about you!


to everyone else!

 

[horsegirl]

Hay Dre! How are ya woman. You know that post this morning of that cute lil boy? No, Lacto, not you....Well, sweetie, you said you wanted us to know you had another one, because of all the cute pix yesterday of your other little fellow....Well, Dre, we have seen him, and him, cuz well, hon, they are in your siggie! Did you forget?


SID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hi lil baby! How how how are you?

 

[Yzma and Kronk]

Had a meeting at Pop today, followed by lunch at POP foodcourt, where I had a clear view of the Hippy Dippy pool sign, and the Business Manager for POP was with me.
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Maybe a Managers cocktail party could be in order???

Kind of like the Captain does on Cruise ships.

I've never been on a Cruise ship, but Captain Stewbing used to do that on Love Boat....

Or we can just invite him to our M2angers Hippy Dippy par-tay!

 

[drebert]

Hay Dre! How are ya woman. You know that post this morning of that cute lil boy? No, Lacto, not you....Well, sweetie, you said you wanted us to know you had another one, because of all the cute pix yesterday of your other little fellow....Well, Dre, we have seen him, and him, cuz well, hon, they are in your siggie! Did you forget?


SID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hi lil baby! How how how are you?

NO! I did not forget for pity's sake! I didn't want to leave him out since I had posted pictures of Andrew. I didn't want it to look like I was playin favorites!

Very funny!!!!!

Big Boy isn't napping no. He had a meeting in OKC which is about 2.5 hrs from here today. He was gone all day. Now he has another meeting with the cubmaster and his wife. (Should I be worried about all these meetings?)

 

[Yzma and Kronk]

Let's see, this should be post 11108, or 18276.23 or 11473.764

Not really sure.

I was not a whiz at Math.

 

[Yzma and Kronk]

Gotta wait for the 40 seconds.....

 

[Yzma and Kronk]

Post #11111

 

[drebert]

Does this put anyone in the mood?

 

[GADISNEYGIRL]

Crap you guys have posted a lot today!!

I won't be posting much til Monday. What with the parents here and all... We're off to a Braves game tomorrow night! (I'm so ashamed, I haven't watched a SINGLE game this year!!) And we're also in search of 7 more Cars, then Wesley will have them all. Big doin's for us tomorrow!!

Slow down guys, I won't have time at work Monday to catch up on another 30 pages!!

 

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