to make it thick instead of orka? Can you help me out?
2007-10-05 04:21:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
File' (pronounced fee-lay) is what you are referring to.
A little goes a long way to make your gumbo thick.
File' is made from dried Sassafras tree leaves. You harvest them in the early spring or the early fall (where I live) and dry, crush and sift them in to powder. It is best if File' is stored in a dark colored glass jar in the fridge. It last forever in stored properly. I make my own. It's not hard to do.
Good luck on your gumbo.
nfd♥
2007-10-05 04:23:57 · answer #1 · answered by fishineasy™ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
File' (pronounced fee-lay) is what you are referring to.
A little goes a long way to make your gumbo thick.
File' is made from dried Sassafras tree leaves. You harvest them in the early spring or the early fall (where I live) and dry, crush and sift them in to powder. It is best if File' is stored in a dark colored glass jar in the fridge. It last forever in stored properly. I make my own. It's not hard to do.
Good luck on your gumbo.
2007-10-05 12:43:01 · answer #2 · answered by ღαlyȿȿαღ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
file powder or you can use the zaterains gumbo mixed
2007-10-05 11:33:05 · answer #3 · answered by my 1st has arrived 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called fillet,made from sassafras leaves.
2007-10-05 12:10:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you talking about the Roux?
2007-10-05 11:30:02 · answer #5 · answered by krennao 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CORNSTARCH
2007-10-05 11:29:52 · answer #6 · answered by slicowgirl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋