Chicken & Sausage Gumbo

"From a local TV show where the guest of honor made their "famous" gumbo. It is similar to the gumbo my little brother makes."
 
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Ready In:
3hrs
Ingredients:
13
Serves:
10-14
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ingredients

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directions

  • Rinse and dry chicken then season with pepper and salt.
  • Heat a couple tablespoons oil in a skillet over moderately high heat until the oil is hot,but not smoking, and brown the chicken.
  • Turn down the heat and brown sausage.
  • Drain the fat from the sausage by placing it on a paper towel.
  • Using some of the fat from browning the sausage cook onions, celery, and bell peppers, until onions are brown and soft. Add garlic last as it will burn.
  • Cook, stirring, 1 minute.
  • Add 1 cup stock and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
  • Transfer mixture to a wide 8-quart heavy pot and add chicken, water, tomatoes, cayenne (optional), and remaining cup stock.
  • Simmer, partially covered, until chicken is tender, about 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 325°F
  • Transfer chicken with tongs to a clean bowl and measure cooking liquid with vegetables, adding additional water as necessary to measure 7 cups. If over 7 cups, boil to reduce.
  • Stir rice into cooking liquid (in pot). Arrange chicken over rice (do not stir), then bring to a boil over high heat, uncovered, without stirring.
  • Bake, covered, in middle of oven until rice is tender and most of liquid is absorbed, about 30 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and let gumbo stand, covered, 10 minutes.
  • Gently stir in scallion greens, sausage, and salt to taste.

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