it is an ingredient that was in a recipe using shrimp, I have not heard of this ingredient before and want to know what is
2007-11-10 10:14:50 · 3 answers · asked by valerie z 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
A thickening...You can buy it in most gro. stores. I make my own.
I live in Louisiana. I gather the leaves from a sassafras tree either in the spring or fall and let them dry. I grind them to a powder and sift. This is how file' is made. We use it in gumbo mostly.
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2007-11-10 10:20:47 · answer #1 · answered by fishineasy™ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its ground sassafrass leaves.
A very common ingredient in cajun cooking. If you watch Alton Browns series on the Mississippi river and the towns around it you would have seen him discuss how important file is and why and how its made.
2007-11-10 18:22:25 · answer #2 · answered by Green_Sea_waves 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look for a website that sells Cajun Cooking ingredients.
This is used in gumbo.
2007-11-10 18:23:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋