Summer is not off-season for Cajun gumbo made outside on the grill. Who says you can’t have summer and eat gumbo too?
Grilled Cajun Style Gumbo
By Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime
My recipe of the day is with the Fish Friday Foodies group. This month, Stacy at Food Lust People Love is hosting and suggested the topic of grilled seafood.
It was not too long ago she was mentioning gumbo and the season being too warm- except: is it really too warm for gumbo? Well, maybe if you are sweating over a hot stove.
What is Gumbo Season, Anyway?
But I can think of occasions that a grilled gumbo might be nice, provided it is not near 100 degrees out, as it will be today. But a few weeks ago (in the odd occasions of our weird weather) it was particularly cool outside. Too cool in fact for shorts.
“It Was Windy” Dorothy Explained to Aunt EM
So while on a stable grill I *might* have done the roux on the grill, I used prepared, which you can make yourself (or buy in the jar if you are so inclined). But roux is essentially equal parts of flour and oil cooked and stirred over low heat until it is the color of peanut butter.After that, you have your own jar.
How Does One “Grill” a Stew?
Does it have grill marks? Only my chafed rear end if this didn’t come out right, but lucky me…
And you might wonder how *exactly* one grills a stew. Ahem.
Hahahahahaaaaa! #ICanGrillAnything (or so I kid myself). Did I ever tell you about the time I was outside grilling and it was twenty below? Not sure how I kept the fire going, but I had that chicken mesquite marinated and ready to cook and would NOT be daunted.
Let Me Explain
Okay, okay, so the *components* of the gumbo are grilled and then cooked grill top in a cast iron Dutch oven. Or if you don’t have that, grill up the parts and then haul it back indoors and finish on the stove. And maybe I should have, the way the winds was stripping the heat from the grill, but you know how I am. A bull has no bigger head for getting things done as I sometimes do. #BullHeaded #Stubborn
I think I just like the challenge. 😉 But the best part is the added smoky flavor. You won’t find that indoors, any time of year.
Fish Friday Foodies – July 2019 – Grilled Seafood
- Campfire Salmon from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
- Grilled Gumbo from Palatable Pastime
- Grilled Parma-wrapped Stuffed Sardines from Food Lust People Love
- Grilled Salmon Sandwiches with Basil Dill Sauce from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
- Provencal Shrimp and Veggies in Foil from A Day in the Life on the Farm
- Spicy Grilled Shrimps With Pea Risotto from Sneha’s Recipe
Would you like to join Fish Friday Foodies? We post and share new seafood/fish recipes on the third Friday of the month. To join our group please email Wendy at wendyklik1517 (at) gmail.com. Visit our Facebook page and Pinterest page for more wonderful fish and seafood recipe ideas
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Grilled Cajun Style Gumbo
Ingredients
- 6 small chicken drummettes wing size
- 12 ounces smoked Andouille sausage
- 1 pound large shrimp peeled and deveined
- 4 ounces fresh small okra trimmed, left whole
- 1 large onion cut into thick slices
- 1 medium bell pepper seeded and halved
- 2 ribs celery
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
- salt to taste I use salt free Cajun season, so...
- 1-1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon gumbo file
- 1/2 cup prepared light roux
- 6 cups hot chicken broth
- cooked rice
Instructions
- Season meats with Cajun seasoning and prepare veggies for grilling; assemble ingredients near grill.
- Have your rice cooked and keep warm in the steamer.
- Prepare grill for cooking
- Use a grill basket or grill grid to first grill up the okra, onion, bell pepper, and celery.
- Remove those and start grilling the sausage, shrimp, and chicken drumettes.
- While the meat and seafood grills,chop the grilled veggies accordingly and set aside.
- When the meat is cooked,removed and set aside.
- Place the Dutch oven on the grill and add the veggies, remaining seasonings and roux, stirring to coat.
- Then add the broth and continue to stir occasionally with the lid down, until the gumbo thickens.
- Add the meats and shrimp and continue to cook a few minutes more.
- Serve the gumbo with hot steamed rice.
I cheat and use a gas grill which also has a burner and oven so this recipe is very doable for me. Thanks for sharing.
What a cool idea to add the flavors of the grill to gumbo!
Love the addition of a smoky flavor to just about any dish, especially gumbo. I usually use smoked sausage in addition to chicken but grilling first is a great idea! Your persistence is one of your best qualities, Sue!