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12684368, Gumbo file makes it green looking
Posted by deejboram, Wed Dec-24-14 10:54 PM
gumbo file is ground up sassafrass leaves
you put it in at the VERY end of cooking
like, after you turn the pot off
if you put it in too soon it becomes stringy

i got some in the cabinent and will just sprinkle it on like it is salt/pepper in each individual bowl


>Like what in it makes it that color? I always prefer the
>reddish looking ones aesthetically.
>
>I dunno, gumbo is just meh to me but everyone else seems to
>just love it so much lol.