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Walleye Gumbo

Gumbo is one of the simplest and most satisfying ways to prepare fish, and this recipe is a particularly nice way to use frozen walleye.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: dizzy pig, fish, gumbo, spicy, Walleye
Servings: 8 people

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Bacon, chopped and uncooked
  • 1 lb Sausage
  • 1 lb Walleye cut in cubes
  • 1 diced onion
  • 1 pepper diced to bite size We used orange and yellow peppers. Feel free to use whatever color you have on hand.
  • 28 oz diced tomatoes
  • 64 oz Chicken broth
  • 1 box white rice You can use chicken rice or yellow rice
  • 1 tbsp Dizzy Pig Swamp Venom
  • 1 tbsp Dizzy Pig Bayouish
  • Duck Fat Spray
  • Hot sauce to taste
  • Tomato sauce (optional) we added 1/4 cup tomoto sauce

Instructions

Hot Sausage

  • In a large mixing bowl combine sausage and Dizzy Pig seasoning together
  • Then make seasoned sausage into tiny little meatballs, set aside

Walleye Gumbo

  • Spray one frying pan with Cornhusker Duck Fat cooking spray. In the Duck Fat pan, cook the sausage. In another frying pan cook the chopped bacon. Set aside, reserving fat.
  • Add broth, rice, and veggies to a large stockpot and bring to a boil (about 15 minutes)
  • Add sausage, bacon, and reserved fat.
  • Let simmer uncovered until veggies are soft but not mush
  • Add hot sauce, Swamp Venom, and Bayou-ish to taste
  • Lastly, add the diced walleye and let cook for 5 minutes uncovered
  • (optional) serve with bread

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