N' Orleans Gumbo
- Ready In:
- 1hr 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
-
10-12
ingredients
- 1 lb fresh pork sausage links or 1 lb beef sausage links
- 1 lb andouille sausage, sliced
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cubed
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 3 celery ribs, finely chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, finely chopped
- 4 quarts chicken broth
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 1⁄2 cup green onion, thinly sliced
- 1 lb shrimp, peeled
- 1⁄2 lb claw crabmeat
- 1 pint oyster
- salt and Tabasco sauce, to taste
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons file powder (optional)
- hot cooked rice
directions
- Slice all the way thru casing of fresh sausage lengthwise from end to end and brown it in a large Dutch oven. Remove from pan. Set aside and let cool. Slice into 1 inch thick slices.
- Brown andouille sausage slices in the fat remaining in the Dutch oven. Remove and add to fresh sausage slices.
- Saute cubed chicken in the same pan until lightly browned. Remove and add to sausage slices.
- Add oil to fat in pan and heat until shimmering. Stir in flour to make a roux. Cook, stirring constantly, until roux is a milk chocolate brown (10 to 15 minutes depending on how high the heat).
- Add onion and cook, stirring constantly until the roux darkens to a bittersweet chocolate color (3 minutes). Add celery and bell pepper and cook until softened (5 minutes).
- Add chicken broth, thyme and bay leaves to the roux and bring mixture to a boil.
- Mix in the sausages and chicken and return mixture to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook uncovered until thickened and fragrant (45 minutes).
- Add green onions along with the shellfish. Cook until shrimp are pink (5 minutes). Season with salt and Tabasco sauce.
- Remove from heat and stir in file powder. Serve over rice.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Broke Guy
United States