Bring the gumbo to a boil. Southern cooks, soul food cooks and Cajun cooks figured out long ago that turkeynecks have so much flavor, that they can be featured as an entree
My friend, Miss Patti, showed me how to make Cajun-Style Vegetarian Red Beans. (If you don't have a leftover ham bone or ham hock, it's okay to use a few slices of bacon or any cheap smoked pork or turkey meat, like
Cajun Chicken and Sausage Gumbo. As part of the flavoring, I also used smoked ham chunks but as you will notice if you read my recipes long enough, I often interchange this with other types of smoked meats, such as ham hocks, smoked turkey wings, smoked pork shoulder, smoked pork neck bones and the like
Cajun seasoning. In a separate pot boil the chicken giblets (necks and gizzard) in some of the chopped onion, bell pepper and celery, and cook down to one cup of stock
A whole bird from a butcher is often packaged with the giblets, and are often used to make gravy, stuffing, soup, and other dishes, like Cajun jambalaya
