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Ground beef gumbo

Ingredients
10 oz ground beef
1/4 cup dark roux
1/2 cup of dry white wine
1/3 cup onions
1/4 cup green bell pepper
1/4 cup celery
1/2 Tbl Worcestershire sauce
1/2 Tbl hot sauce (Tabasco, Crystal, etc.)
water
salt
peanut oil
Method
Chop the onion, bell pepper and celery together finely - to merge their flavors.

dark roux for gumbos

Heat up a Dutch oven. Pour-in 1 Tbl peanut oil and crumble-brown the ground beef. Remove the ground beef from the pan and drain the excess grease. Over medium-heat, scoop the dark roux into the pan. Saute the onions, bell pepper and celery in the roux for 7 minutes. Pour about 2 cups of cold water into the pan. Whisk to combine the roux/aromatics and water. Pour in the wine, Worcestershire and hot sauce. Season to taste with salt. Bring the liquids of the pot to a boil, cover then cut the heat to a slow simmer for 45 minutes. Serve with rice, pasta or use to top hot dogs.

variation
If using the gumbo to top hot dogs, add 1 Tbl of creole (or dijon) mustard 1 minute before shutting of the heat.