Gumbo would be an ideal meal for a casual New ... stirring constantly for about 2 minutes (this will be very dry). 3. Add garlic, thyme and peppers and cook, stirring for a further minute.

“Then put in twenty or thirty oysters, a handful of chopped okra (gumbo), and a very little thyme, and let it simmer for a half an hour longer. Just before serving it up, add about a half a ...

and thyme, and toward the end, some sassafras gumbo filé and okra. As they bubble and brew for hours, you miraculously end up with a large ceramic pot full of hearty, complex, multi-layered ...