In the recipe below there is an ingredient listed as:

1 1/2 tbsp File' Gumbo

Is this a typo? If so, any idea what the ingredient might be?

-Thanks



http://southernfood.about.com/od/chi.../r/blbb459.htm


2 tbsp Vegetable shortening
2 tbsp Flour,all-purpose
2 Onions,finely chopped
1 Green bell pepper,fine chop
5 cups Warm chicken broth
8 Tomatoes,peeled/chopped
1/2 lb Okra,cut into 1/4" pieces
1 1/2 tbsp File' Gumbo
1/2 cup Uncooked rice
2 Ribs celery,chopped
1 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Pepper
1/4 tsp Thyme
1 Bay leaf
1 Broiler-fryer chicken,cooked

"James Egan" > wrote in message
. ..
> In the recipe below there is an ingredient listed as:
>
> 1 1/2 tbsp File' Gumbo
>
> Is this a typo? If so, any idea what the ingredient might be?
>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fil%C3%A9_powder

Google is your friend.

MJB

"James Egan" > wrote

> In the recipe below there is an ingredient listed as:
>
> 1 1/2 tbsp File' Gumbo
>
> Is this a typo? If so, any idea what the ingredient might be?

Here you go:

http://www.epicurious.com/tools/food...rch?query=file

nancy

James Egan wrote:
> In the recipe below there is an ingredient listed as:
>
> 1 1/2 tbsp File' Gumbo
>
> Is this a typo? If so, any idea what the ingredient might be?
>
file powder is ground sassafrass root.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
> James Egan wrote:
>> In the recipe below there is an ingredient listed as:
>>
>> 1 1/2 tbsp File' Gumbo
>>
>> Is this a typo? If so, any idea what the ingredient might be?
>>
> file powder is ground sassafrass *leaves*

I have a jar of ground file in my pantry. You should only add it at the
very end of cooking gumbo. And then just a pinch. It's a natural thickener
but things will get too thick, too fast if you leave it on the heat. Remove
it from the heat and stir, stir, stir.

Jill

jmcquown wrote on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:37:06 -0600:

j> James Egan wrote:
??>> In the recipe below there is an ingredient listed as:
??>>
??>> 1 1/2 tbsp File' Gumbo
??>>
??>> Is this a typo? If so, any idea what the ingredient might
??>> be?
??>>
j> file powder is ground sassafrass root.

Shouldn't that apostrophe actually be an acute sign on the e?
Don't know if will transmit but filé is pronounced feelay.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
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On Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:56:48 GMT, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

> j> file powder is ground sassafrass root.

Howdy,

It is dried, ground, sassafras leaves... not root.

All the best,
--
Kenneth

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"Kenneth" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:56:48 GMT, "James Silverton"
> > wrote:
>
>> j> file powder is ground sassafrass root.
>
> Howdy,
>
> It is dried, ground, sassafras leaves... not root.
>
> All the best,
> --
> Kenneth
>
> If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."



Kenneth, I just got thru mentioning your name in the rec.food.equipment
group re your information on stone temperature. For that, I will never
forget you.
Dee Dee

On Wed, 5 Dec 2007 17:00:44 -0500, "Dee.Dee"
> wrote:

>
>"Kenneth" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:56:48 GMT, "James Silverton"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> j> file powder is ground sassafrass root.
>>
>> Howdy,
>>
>> It is dried, ground, sassafras leaves... not root.
>>
>> All the best,
>> --
>> Kenneth
>>
>> If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."
>
>
>
>Kenneth, I just got thru mentioning your name in the rec.food.equipment
>group re your information on stone temperature. For that, I will never
>forget you.
>Dee Dee
>

Hi Dee Dee,

I am pleased that you found that info to be useful!

All the best,
--
Kenneth

If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."

James Silverton wrote:
> jmcquown wrote on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:37:06 -0600:
>
> j> James Egan wrote:
> ??>> In the recipe below there is an ingredient listed as:
> ??>>
> ??>> 1 1/2 tbsp File' Gumbo
> ??>>
> ??>> Is this a typo? If so, any idea what the ingredient might
> ??>> be?
> ??>>
> j> file powder is ground sassafrass root.
>
> Shouldn't that apostrophe actually be an acute sign on the e? Don't know
> if will transmit but filé is pronounced feelay.
>



Yes, it should be an acute accent rather than an apostrophe, but I
wouldn't call it a typo; e' is a lot easier to type without a special
keyboard.

Filé is powdered sassafras leaves. I generally use okra instead when I
make gumbo. I can't see the original recipe because you dug up a thread
that was 3 weeks old, but don't overcook the filé or it will get stringy
and nasty -- I think "ropey" is the technical term for it. :-)

Bob

On Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:47:55 -0600, zxcvbob >
wrote:

>James Silverton wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:37:06 -0600:
>>
>> j> James Egan wrote:
>> ??>> In the recipe below there is an ingredient listed as:
>> ??>>
>> ??>> 1 1/2 tbsp File' Gumbo
>> ??>>
>> ??>> Is this a typo? If so, any idea what the ingredient might
>> ??>> be?
>> ??>>
>> j> file powder is ground sassafrass root.
>>
>> Shouldn't that apostrophe actually be an acute sign on the e? Don't know
>> if will transmit but filé is pronounced feelay.
>>
>
>
>
>Yes, it should be an acute accent rather than an apostrophe, but I
>wouldn't call it a typo; e' is a lot easier to type without a special
>keyboard.
>

special characters aren't that difficult (in windows applications) if
you have a numeric keyboard on the side and the alt key:

char unix windows

Ç ESC ESC 199 Alt + 128
ç ESC ESC 231 Alt + 135
Accent Acute
á ESC ESC 225 Alt + 160
é ESC ESC 233 Alt + 130
í ESC ESC 237 Alt + 161
ó ESC ESC 243 Alt + 162
ú ESC ESC 250 Alt + 163
É ESC ESC 201 Alt + 144
Accent Grave
à ESC ESC 224 Alt + 133
è ESC ESC 232 Alt + 138
ì ESC ESC 236 Alt + 141
ò ESC ESC 242 Alt + 149
ù ESC ESC 249 Alt + 151
Circumflex
ESC ESC 226 Alt + 131
ê ESC ESC 234 Alt + 136
î ESC ESC 238 Alt + 140
ô ESC ESC 244 Alt + 147
û ESC ESC 251 Alt + 150
Umlaut
ä ESC ESC 228 Alt + 132
ë ESC ESC 235 Alt + 137
ï ESC ESC 239 Alt + 139
ö ESC ESC 246 Alt + 148
ü ESC ESC 252 Alt + 129
Ä ESC ESC 196 Alt + 142
Ö ESC ESC 214 Alt + 153
Ü ESC ESC 220 Alt + 154
Circle
å ESC ESC 229 Alt + 134
Å ESC ESC 197 Alt + 143
Tilde
ñ ESC ESC 241 Alt + 164
Ñ ESC ESC 209 Alt + 165
Punctuation
¿ ESC ESC 191 Alt + 168
¡ ESC ESC 161 Alt + 173


© Alt+0169
® Alt+0174
tm Alt+0153

(hope the spacing comes out o.k.)

this works for windows newsreaders and e-mail clients. (the
character does not appear until you release the alt key.) i think
html is different, though.

your pal,
bläké

On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:26:53 -0500, James Egan >
wrote:

>In the recipe below there is an ingredient listed as:
>
> 1 1/2 tbsp File' Gumbo
>
>Is this a typo? If so, any idea what the ingredient might be?
>
>-Thanks

File' is ground to a powder Sassafras "LEAVES" not root as someone
else mentioned. It has a double usages in gumbos. If your gumbo does
not contain Okra, as yours does not, than the File acts as a
thickening agent as the gumbo cooks. If you make a Okra based gumbo
you can, as I do, add a spoon or 2 of File powder at the table to,
IMHO, add more complexity to the taste.
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