Y'all in the comments complaining about His recipe, complaining about the okra, complaining about tomatoes. Just make this recipe to your own liking and keep it moving! My goodness!

It’s gotta suck to put all the time and effort into these videos and still have ppl talk down. I have made dozens of your recipes. Not only are they fire 110% of the time but you have taught so much and encourage me to cook and to keep trying to get better at it.

Everybody’s hollering “no okra,” but the real culprit are those tomatoes. Other than that, this is a 100% legit recipe. That roux was beautiful. I’m also glad to see the filé incorporated into the pot itself. Some people like to leave it to sprinkle in your bowl.

Like most regional ethnic recipes there’s always going to be variations. Gumbo is most definitely one of those dishes. I was born and raised in New Orleans. My mother is from a little Cajun town called Raceland, Louisiana. She and I make our gumbo differently! She doesn’t make a roux but I do. So, hey, put the tomatoes in if that’s your preference or don’t. This doesn’t make one any more authentic, it’s simply a preference, right? Think about it. Let’s take cornbread as an example. Sugar in your recipe? Inauthentic, some would say, I being one of them. However, I’m sure someone here wouldn’t dream of making cornbread without it! This is a solid recipe and a great starting point for you to experiment and decide how you like it. Personally, I cook the whole chicken and use the cooking water as my base. I pull the meat off the chicken and put it back in the pot. It’s labor intensive but worth it flavor wise. Again, my preference. A quick word about okra. As some have previously mentioned, cooking it separately will cook off most of the slime. I’ve done it in the skillet but it can be done in the microwave as well. Honestly, it’s not gumbo without okra, just soup. File’ is a must which I serve separately as well. Now, get cooking! Cheers everyone!

Always use Okra. The word "Gumbo" translates to Okra in English. Its from a West African dish called “ki ngombo”, and is stew like, and contains fish and shellfish and is thickened with Okra. Im born and raised in New Orleans. No Tomatoes! Great addition with the File, a lot of recipes tend to forget about it. I like to sprinkle a little extra on mine when its done. That roux looked beautiful, btw!

Authentic Cajun Gumbo Must have Okra! This was another Awesome video Chef!

Made your recipe! It is amazing! I did not have the fresh herbs so I just used my cupboard spices! Best gumbo I've ever made. Thank you!!!!!!!!

Thank you for taking the time to do this recipe. My husband and I don’t eat pork, and I’m allergic to seafood, so this was PERFECT!!!

Oh yeah! For me Okra is a must as well as Fìle, to me and my taste pallet these are essential in how I prepare my gumbo's. Looks delicious! 👍🏾

I luv the bloopers😂! Thanks for the Roux 101👍🏿Loooking Gooood, I will be making it happen sometime these week🥣 it is pouring out there😄.

Lots of ignorant comments. He's making a creole gumbo, not a Cajun gumbo. Creole gumbo has tomatoes and okra. Cajun gumbo does not.

Followed your recipe ingredients in specific detail (I may have also measured w/my heart) and sweet Jesus! AMAZING! best gumbo I’ve ever had, hands down! Can’t wait to try it shrimp next time. Much love from Houston, Tx! ❤

It looks absolutely delicious 😋! Thank you Matt for all of your mouth watering recipes!

Got me sitting here thinking “don’t I have all of these ingredients in the kitchen pretty much?” I’m gonna make this next week with the okra (which is what gumbo means) for sure 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

BRO!!!....THANK YOU! I only recently "re-found" found my enjoyment of cooking and being from Louisiana, I LOVE gumbo. Each time I tried a homemade version I would burn my roux.....every time. I never thought to mix the ingredients before the heat...but was also trying to use an olive oil. Just the 7 minutes ALONE made me a subscriber.....THANK YOU!

I agree with everyone, that Roux was beautiful. Just love the bloopers at the end lol.

Food looks delicious as always, but the outtakes is what makes me giggle each time. Happy you include them

Yup I remember as a small kid my older aunts made it this way with the okra and tomatoes and chicken most people now and days keep it short to each is own both ways are deliciousssss👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

Matt you did justice to this sausage and chicken Gumbo. Everything looks great and amazing. I like to cook off the slime off the okra in a skillet with a little vegetable oil before adding it into the Gumbo. This Gumbo looks so good and delicious. Thanks Matt for sharing your Gumbo recipe. It's a winner 🏆🥇🎗️

happy Sunday !!! bringing back the south can't wait to have this dish in my kitchen . love the video's .💖💖💖

I just made this recipe, and it came out delicious! 😋

Thank you for sharing this recipe!and it looks delicious 😋!

I like okra in my gumbo. I've never made a simple gumbo, always seafood gumbo. This is nice and looks delicious 😋! Happy holidays to you and your family 🎄☃️🎁❄️🎊❗️

Ok MMiH, I have to try this one. You haven’t disappointed me yet and I’m sure this is going to be another banger. Thank you for all you. Until the next one. ✌🏾

As always Matt, your recipes are mouthwatering. I will be making the gumbo on Friday for New Years Eve so the flavors can marinate overnight. Sure hope I don't screw it up LOL. Thanks again for another fabulous recipe. Happy New Year

Made this last night and it was a great success! My family and I loved it! You made this so easy for me I looked like a pro😂 I did ADD shrimp, green onion and MORE okra I did NOT add tomatoes or the gumbo file Thank you!!!❤❤❤❤

Was wishing I could have reached into the video and grabbed a bowl of that! Looked 🔥!!!

Just made this with some crawfish cornbread to go with it...turned out really good. Thanks for another great recipe!! 😁😁

Making this for the upcoming week. I did chilli this week😋. I love meals like this because i don’t have to cook everyday🥴.

Nice video Matt , looks delicious,I’ll definitely give it a try .. Thank you

This is about the third recipe for gumbo I have tried and going to be the last one I try because it was ammmmmaaaaazing!! I have found the one! Thank you!!!

Mama said "ain't no gumbo without okra & tomatoes" yum 😋

Anytime I want to try something new I look and see if you have a recipe for it first lol. First time I tried gumbo was in Houston at Lost and Found and it was sooo good. I wanna make some. Really want to learn how to make a solid gumbo recipe and this is a great start. Thank you!!

Going to try this today. Keep up the great work 👍

I love okra in soup, stews on the side or fried.

I’m cooking this for Christmas, I cooked them Gumbo Greens 😳The pot was empty when I went in for some 😂everybody was asking what’s the recipe for them Greens, that day it was a old family Recipe 😅 but I sent everyone that matter this site 😅 Thank you because we appreciate great food One ☝🏽 Love ❤️

Yup, making this New Years Eve! Looks delicious

LOVE the roux tip!

Looks good, Mr. MIH!! Mouth-watering!!!

You made the roux part look so easy I always mess it up! I can't wait to try it with this roux. I always try and use the rotisserie chicken for the quick version, but this looks great. I'm going to have to try it with chicken sausage . Thanks once again you have done a great recipe! Love it

Just got my best of both worlds cookbook. Thanks man!!!

G'moanin Matt and Everyone!!! Its a nice and cold day for Gumbo! That 👀 fabulous!!!

Trying out your recipe today and so far so good. Thanks for sharing!

I tried your recipe today and love it. I doubled up on the amount of okra and it still wasn’t enough for my liking. Next time it’s 3 cups! 😂

Yummy. When I make gumbo I have to make 2 pots. One with okra which I love and a few other people and the other pot without okra cause 2 of my kids don't like the okra. Yes they are weird people lol. Your Roux color is right on point. I'm getting hungry just looking at your footage. I'm from the South so a little kick of spicy is good.

These people in the comments need to grow up. Everyone likes different things in their gumbo, it doesn't mean it's the wrong way to cook it

Hey chef!! I have to say that I love you & AB’s ideas!! I also cook and would love some hints and tips on how to get folk to watch my channel as well. I just do simple meals for folk who think they can’t cook. Love to share and show them that everyone if they really want to can also chef it up in their kitchens ❤ I admire your work!!

I love the okra in my gumbo yet I have fry first to make firm and family loves. Tasty dish I just made and son said Mum you did that.🙌🏽✅

That looks so amazing ❤

My Go To Man for recipes! Love your channel!

You make it look so easy! Love it!

Something about making the roux is so satisfying for me. Then the aroma when you add the trinity. My lawd! I’m excited to make your red velvet cookies today. Thank you💕

I make my Chicken-Sausage Gumbo slightly different; for one I use three types of sausages; Manda's smoked, garlic, and hot sausages browned. I have never tried the Andouille sausage. I also use the chicken thighs only and Shrimp, Louisiana spicy cajun seasonings, the holy trinity, and bay leaves, served with the Mahatma Jasmine Rice. As usual you have done it again, I have learned something new today. The next time I prepared this dish I think I'm going to attempt your recipe. I enjoy your cooking videos and I have learned a lot. Thank You and your Team.

i aint gona lie this turned out awesome. thank you

Love okra !! Must try this wonderful recipe! Thank you top chef! Cheers mate!! Cheers 🥂 🥂💖💖🥰

"Looking good" man I made your smothered chicken today and I dropped the spoon. God bless you and your family and happy holidays ❤

I love making his recipes

This recipie is great! Thanks.

How did I miss this?....repeat & next weekend 🥘😋

Just found you from Ig I love this definitely going to make this for Christmas I hope my husband likes it

Hey chef happy tasty Tuesday I love gumbo this looks delicious

Oh you showed out like a visiting pastor with this upload this good Sunday! This looks great!!

Great idea on pulsing the veggies

Definitely have to have okra! This looks fire, I love tomatoes in mine!!

I love "okra" looks delicious!!💯

Hey Mr make it happen ,looks good 👀and I know it taste better than it looks,I’m definitely making 😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋👌👍👌👍👌👍👌👍👌this recipe great job ,I love gumbo,mmmmmmmm✌️

My mouth is watering!! Not a fan of Okra,but wouldn’t complain about it either. Just pick it out if you don’t like it!!

Do not smack me down, but I am Creole - and have always been terrified to make Gumbo, cuz I thought it was a wild process, Thank you for making it look easy - I am going to make some next weekend. Love the show, by the way. :)

I'm from Louisiana. Some add tomatoes and okra in gumbo and some don't. If you ask 12 La cooks, you'll get 12 different renditions of gumbo. It's not a science. Cheers!

That looks delicious

Happy Sunday!! Definitely okra.

Thank you, excellent video!!

Looks delicious. Thank you Sir I'll add shrimp in my own

You didn't drop the MIC, you drop the SPOON now you know that was GOOD. I always say YUMMY YUMMY 😋 good for the TUMMY 😋.

Lookin good and flavorful 😋👌

I've made rues many times, but this is the first time I've seen it made with oil instead of butter and milk. Learn something new everyday. I will have to try that method for sure.

And yes I love the bloopers 😂😂

I use green onions and Zummo sausage! Looks like a great recipe, thanks for making this available.

I don’t add okra, but I do shrimp, chicken, and sausage

You’re the best, thank you.

No two people do it exactly the same, and I don’t imagine they all did it the same 100 years ago either. This is pretty close to how I do mine- with okra and tomatoes (more of both). I would never purée the trinity. I didn’t see any garlic; always garlic. I’d skip the chicken and add 1 1/2 lb of shrimp. Seasonings look good- have my own blend. All in all, one of the better recipes on yt. PS: I have the exact same Dutch oven, same color too!

Hey Hey Happy Holidays to you and the Fam🙏🏾I love love your recipes both by yourself and those with AB..question?what do you think about the pre packaged roux's?or should I call them already made?

Looks delicious...🔥🔥

Also! It looks amazing.

I like everything you make. You turned me into a half of cook. But damn that roux gave me a hard time lol. I have zero cooking skills and it still turned out pretty good. Thanks

I'm here for the New Orleans patrol and comments 🤣😭

Thank you for this because I’m allergic to shellfish and people’s gumbo always has shellfish in it❤

👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾Heyyyy Mr. M.I. H. Happy Sunday morning to you. 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

I love💞💞💞 Okra gumbo...lawd I miss my Aunts O-Gumbo!!

I'm making that! 🖤🖤🖤🖤

Buy Kerry Roux ready made from Ville Platt, La. super easy. Just add your chicken stock and seasoning bring to a boil than add chicken than sausage yuuuuuuummmmmmm. I am from the Cajun country have done it both ways.

Thank you for a shellfish free recipe.

FYI, to all the haters. In New Orleans style Gumbo, they use tomatoes and Okra. There are just as many Gumbo recipes as there are cooks. No one makes it the same. Not even relatives. So chill out.

Love okra in mine but have to get the slime out

Let's go get it!

Yummy in my tummy 😋

Loved everything except the tomatoes. Making this soon! 🤤

Looks delicious

Hey fam, love your channel, love you workin with AB. Help us a bit more with the utensils. I just melted a quarter of my rubber spatula in the roux.

💖 Nephew 💖 LOOKING GOOD 💖 LOOKING GOOD 💖