“... use gumbo file...”
So that is what it is?! I have seen it in stores and have always wondered. I am going to use all my Southern friends tips/guidance to improve the recipe. So far, no one has gotten upset. I went to dinner at some folks house and they served “Maryland crabs”. They were from New England and they BOILED THE CRABS and added Old Bay to the water. My head almost exploded! You don’t BOIL, you STEAM! As many of the Maryland/Virginia eastern shore folks will tell you, boiling crabs isn’t just a venial sin. It is a MORTAL sin. (LOL).
“They were from New England and they BOILED THE CRABS...”
Heathens.
Guess dey like de “chewy” crab. Boiling? Hoo boy, dat’s worse dan no garlic...