5 lb chicken or smoked turkey
2 each bunches of green onions
3/4 tsp garlic powder
1/2 cup chopped parsley
1 cup chopped green peppers
4 each large onions, chopped
3 each bay leaves
1 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp worcestershire sauce
1 salt to taste
1/2 tsp thyme
1 tsp tabasco sauce
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 ****
Directions
**** ADD HERBS SUCH AS BASIL OR ROSEMARY AS DESIRED
Servings: 6 servings
Chicken Or Turkey Gumbo - Cajun Style Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Cajun; Chicken; Gumbo; Poultry; Soup
The History of Recipes
Written recipes as a concept can be tracked way back into ancient history, certainly as far as the Egypt of the Pharoahs, and possibly even further. Interesting though that is, mostly, these old cook books were just basic pictorial instructions for preparing food.
Fascinatingly, the oldest recipe discovered, according to historians is a collection of tablets in Sumerian describing the preparation of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made anyone who tried it feel `blissful`. Progressing into The time of the roman empire around 25BC a man called Apicius created a collection of scripts detailing recipes prepared by wealthy Romans. In his scrolls, Apicius recounts how the meals of wealthy Romans were split into hors d`oeuvre, entrees and desserts, something that is very familiar to us today. Aspicius recounts how the chefs of Roman times were skilled in the use of a wide range of herbs, including a few you will know for example bay, mint and dill. In the 15th century, knights returning from the crusades brought us a variety of foods and spices from the holy lands, such as parsley, basil and rosemary. These new foods and tastes prompted a surge in books on cooking, some of which still exist in private collections. Over the following few centuries, the rich families of Europe competed to lay on the most extravagent banquests, and consequentially cooks and their collection of recipes were much in demand. However, it wasn`t until the 1800s that fine cooking and recipe publications became really popular. The Famous Mrs Beeton in the UK, and Fannie Merritt Farmer in the US, devoted much of their lives to assembling, verifying, and publishing recipes common in their social group. By the arrival of the twentieth century, cooking publications are highly popular as a result of better eduction, more free time and having more money. |
We hope you enjoy this Chicken Or Turkey Gumbo Cajun Style recipe.
