Being from the Beaumont, Port Author, Orange area I have to say they make pretty good gumbo there. Being so close to Louisiana, us Southeast Texans always have to prove ourselves when it come to gumbo & I've brought that chip on my shoulder all the way to the Hill Country. No shortcuts, I make the roux from scratch and cook the shrimp to order the way it ought to be. I use only fresh multicolored bell peppers with fresh chopped red onions, celery, okra & green onion. I then season it with sea salt, fresh cracked pepper & just the right amount of Cayenne Pepper & Worchestershire. There are no mixes or cheater ingredients with this gumbo. We serve it with sauteed shrimp a la minute & basmati rice cooked fresh with bay leaf, kosher salt & fresh cracked pepper. Then finish it with some good old gumbo file. Sop it up with some sweet toasted Jalapeno Bread!
Best Gumbo this side of the "Golden Triangle'
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