venison and oyster gumbo?

[smooth move]

threw together a gumbo today. friend gave me a couple venison steaks and 18" of venison link sausage. put all of it in a gumbo with a light roux, chunked a pint of oysters in just before it was done. didn't know what to expect. came out good, little bland, but good. any ideas on how to rev it up? i put file' on it and that helps, but somethings missing.

[Curmudgeon]

A little jalapeno juice.

[corndog]

Did you add a trinity to it? Also some cayenne,Garlic salt, pepper maybe some okra and a bay leave

[Paul Marx]

I got a bay tree growing here at the house . Okra ? File' ? Tabasco sauce ?

[smooth move]

everything but the okra. i usually don't do okra in a roux gumbo. i like it in a tomato gumbo though, it just gets too mushy in a roux soup. you know, the more of it i eat, the better this stuff gets. i'm scared to tweek it any more.

[Paul Marx]

If you saute your okra it take away the mushy and slimey . Almost pan fried .

[Rollo]

Cant smell it , But it sure reads good! tTony,s can help in small amounts!

[corndog]

Gumbo w/o Orka? Im outta here!! Coook on and good luck.

[lurefisher]

I can make a rouxe !

[Galveston340]

Gumbo w/o Orka? Im outta here!! Coook on and good luck.

.....Used to tell our little sister that those okra seeds were "shrimp eyes". She would put down here spoon and not eat anymore!!

More for me to eat!!

[Gulfcoast13]

I can make a rouxe !

X2.

[SCHU]

Try putting in a little liquid crab boil or get the spice seeds & put it in a little aluminum container with holes in it while the gumbo is cooking. Careful of the liquid stuff, cause you can overdo it in a BIG way.

[corndog]

If you saute your okra it take away the mushy and slimey . Almost pan fried .

yep but the okra slime is what binds the liquid together! Poor mans corn starch.