Recipe: Perfect Rob's Spicy Mexican Soup Gumbo

Rob's Spicy Mexican Soup Gumbo. Gumbo is an original dish from the state of Louisiana and it's really comforting and perfect on cold days. The dish looks like a thick soup and it usually has meat and three traditional ingredients: celery, onion and bell peppers. There are also vegetarian versions, but ours is a spicy Mexican gumbo with a tortilla soup base.

One taste of this savory gumbo and you'll think you're in New Orleans! Dis iz a terrific gumbo recipe, if'n you close your eyes, you'll swear Mama is makin'it fer ya. Feel free to substitute crawdads fer de shrimp. You can have Rob's Spicy Mexican Soup Gumbo using 7 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Rob's Spicy Mexican Soup Gumbo

1. Prepare of ground beef (or turkey).
2. Prepare of package of Mexican style shredded cheese.
3. Prepare of jar of mild/medium/hot salsa (can also use pico de gallo).
4. You need of container of sour cream.
5. Prepare of package of Chef's Cupboard Tortilla Soup Mix.
6. You need of of tortilla chips/strips (your favorite).
7. Prepare of of instant white rice (already boiled per box).

File is optional and is always added off of the heat. Add rice to the center of a large soup bowl, add gumbo. Gumbo file powder or sliced okra are what I use if the gumbo is too thin for your preference at the final boil. Otherwise, as mentioned, more flour when making the roux.

Rob's Spicy Mexican Soup Gumbo step by step

1. Make Instant White Rice per instructions on box.
2. Brown ground beef/turkey in skillet.
3. Cook Tortilla soup per instructions on package.
4. Serve as follows per serving: Put white rice & ground beef in bowl..
5. Pour at least 1 laddle of Tortilla soup over rice & beef combo..
6. Put couple large tablespoons of salsa/pico de gallo in the bowl..
7. Put a dolup of sour cream on top of salsa.
8. Cover with shredded cheese & tortilla chips. Then serve..
9. (Optional) Add choice of hot sauce, I prefer Cholula..

I've also used corn starch whisked into cold seafood/chicken stock and then slowly poured/whisked into the boiling final gumbo stock. Making authentic gumbo might be a lot of work and a labor of love, but you can make this super tasty, veggie packed shrimp and sausage gumbo right in your slow cooker with only a few minutes worth of effort for a delicious and unique dinner option! Soup is one of those universal delights that every culture seems to partake in around the world. From warming bowls of hearty stews, comforting classics like chicken noodle, and the ultra-refined consommés, there are soups for any occasion. A classic Louisiana dish, gumbo is a full-bodied, hearty stew made with meat or shellfish and packed with the Cajun trinity of veggies: onion, celery, and green bell pepper.