I tasted a similar dish at a local restaurant and later duplicated it pretty closely. 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I live in \"Cajun Land\" in Southern Louisiana and this recipe is SOUP. An injustice has been done by naming it \"gumbo\". Gumbo does NOT have ANY tomatoes in it AT ALL. Gumbo gets its unique flavor from a flour & oil ROUX. I entered a 1 star (which stands for terrible on the rating scale) for the reason I've listed above. I wish TOH would rename this recipe.<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":1,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2010-02-18","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"xicota"},"reviewBody":"I served this for \"Mardi Gras\" Tuesday and it was a hit! Everyone had seconds. Very easy to prepare.I added 1\/2 tsp. of sugar to tone down any acidity in the tomato ingredients (I always do this), and I didn't have cayenne so I used red pepper flakes. 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I am not a gumbo fan, but my husband liked it.<\/p>","CommentId":4,"DateRated":"03\/23\/2018 23:14","GUID":"8eb308502ff641f0a2a6727e281c0c36","MemberId":6952320,"Rating":4,"ScreenName":"mmchuber","SubmittedDate":"03\/23\/2018 23:14"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":5,"DateRated":"04\/17\/2013 19:50","GUID":"28A83CCC45A54F80BDA1B82540693E80","MemberId":1049565,"Rating":4,"ScreenName":"angela leach","SubmittedDate":"04\/17\/2013 19:50"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":6,"DateRated":"02\/12\/2013 15:20","GUID":"b06c36d422c646ea945136dd723837e8","MemberId":4117499,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"nations49@yahoo.com","SubmittedDate":"02\/12\/2013 15:20"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":7,"DateRated":"08\/19\/2010 18:22","GUID":"bb00d36077734a79bada68f6eae2dc11","MemberId":1783920,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"mangotide","SubmittedDate":"08\/19\/2010 18:22"},{"Comment":"
I served this for \"Mardi Gras\" Tuesday and it was a hit! Everyone had seconds. Very easy to prepare.<\/p>
I added 1\/2 tsp. of sugar to tone down any acidity in the tomato ingredients (I always do this), and I didn't have cayenne so I used red pepper flakes. Since I am serving six, I will add more catfish next time.<\/p>
Taste as you prepare, so that you can make it as spicy as you prefer.<\/p>","CommentId":8,"DateRated":"02\/18\/2010 13:38","GUID":"B510FBF49BB9446584DAF9A51A5F5242","MemberId":944314,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"xicota","SubmittedDate":"02\/18\/2010 13:38"}]},"breadcrumb":[],"meta_data":{"enhanced_fields":{"enhanced_recipe_title":"Southern Seafood Gumbo"}},"analytics":[],"yoast_head":"\n