Duck and andouille gumbo

Lou Anne called her mother Mama, and the grandchildren called her Memaw. I called her Mrs. Hood. Maybe I changed that to Memaw like the grandchildren, but I think it’s funny that I never changed that formal call name. If Memaw was famous for any dish, it was her duck gumbo. I don’t think duck hunting was a big deal in south Mississippi when I was growing up because I never ate duck until I met the Hood family in 1993. Each year, hunting friends and family of Memaw would drop their cleaned

New Orleans chef Justin Devillier adds a couple of tasty twists to the classic combination

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Makes 6 to 8 servings

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Submitted by Tom Balk. Serves 6.

Almost every species of wild game in Louisiana has been used in the creation of gumbo. Because most Cajun men were hunters and trappers, it is not surprising that wild duck and smoked andouille were often used. Many times hunters staying at Reid-Toerner House in Lake Charles will contribute wood ducks from the morning hunt and combine it with smoked andouille to create a magnificent gumbo for the evening meal.

Justin Devillier’s rich Cajun duck and andouille gumbo recipe is intricately spiced and doubly thickened with okra and a duck fat roux.

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