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Smoked Turkey, Collard Green and Shrimp Gumbo
Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2006

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups small diced onions
3/4 cup small diced celery
3/4 cup small diced green, red, and/or yellow bell pepper
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 (12-ounce) bottle stout beer (recommended: Abita Turbo Dog)
8 cups dark chicken stock, chicken stock, or water
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
2 bay leaves
4 teaspoons Essence, recipe follows
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
4 pounds smoked turkey legs
1 pound collard greens, stemmed and rough chopped

1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
Steamed white rice, for serving

Instructions
Heat a large, 6-quart, wide-mouthed Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the
flour and oil to the pan and stir to combine. Cook, stirring constantly, until the flour mixture is
a deep chocolate brown color, about 20 minutes. Add the onions, celery and peppers to the roux and
cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the garlic, stir, and cook the garlic for 1 minute. Add the beer to the
roux, stir, and cook for 2 minutes. Add the stock, thyme, bay leaves, 2 teaspoons of Essence, salt,
and cayenne to the pan. Stir to combine and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and add the
turkey legs to the pan. Cook until the turkey legs are falling-from-the-bone-tender, about 3
hours.

Remove the turkey from the pot and transfer to a plate to cool. Add the collard greens to the pot
and cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour. When the turkey is cool enough to handle, remove the
meat from the bones and tear into bite-size pieces. Discard the skin and bones. Return the turkey

meat to the gumbo. Season the shrimp with the remaining 2 teaspoons of Essence and add them to the
gumbo during the last 10 minutes of cooking.

Taste the gumbo, re-season if necessary, and add the green onions and parsley to the pot. Serve with
steamed white rice.

Emeril's ESSENCE Creole Seasoning (also referred to as Bayou Blast):
2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon dried thyme

Combine all ingredients thoroughly.

Yield: 2/3 cup

Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch, published by William
Morrow, 1993.