Best Wild Turkey Gumbo Recipes

WILD TURKEY GUMBO

Steps:

• Place wild rice in a bowl and pour in enough water to cover; soak 4 hours to overnight. Drain rice.
• Mix wild rice and 1 teaspoon salt together in a stockpot and add about 3 cups chicken broth. Bring broth to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover stockpot, and simmer until rice is tender, about 30 to 40 minutes.
• Heat coconut oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir turkey, onion, carrots, and celery in the hot oil until turkey is cooked through and vegetables are slightly tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Add okra to turkey mixture and cook until okra is thawed, 5 to 7 minutes; season with 1 teaspoon salt, white pepper, and black pepper.
• Combine wild rice, turkey mixture, jalapeno peppers, hot sauce, and remaining chicken stock in a slow cooker.
• Cook on High for 1 hour.

WILD TURKEY, SAUSAGE AND SHRIMP GUMBO

Steps:

• Add oil to skillet, heat over medium heat slowly mixing in the flour to make a roux. Keep cooking and stirring until it is a dark golden brown. Be patient it can take awhile, if you burn it start over.
• Keeping the pan on medium heat stir in the onion, bell pepper, garlic, carrots, celery and black pepper. Cook for about 3 minutes or just until the vegetables start to turn tender.
• Transfer to a large soup kettle, use medium heat, gradually stir in the broth, tomatoes, salt, worcstershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, basil, thyme, cumin, bay leaf, corn, jalapenos and okra.
• Bring to a boil then add the turkey and sausage, when it reurns to a boil, reduce to heat to a simmer.
• Cover and simmer for about 30 minutes.
• Add the shrimp during the last 5 minutes.
• Serve over hot cooked rice (basmati).