Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, chicken and sausage gumbo. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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A classic roux is the thickening agent for this traditional Cajun-style gumbo made rich and hearty with chicken, sausage, onions, bell peppers, celery, garlic, and lively seasonings. Chicken and Sausage Gumbo Be the first to rate & review! This iconic dish represents everything we love about Louisiana cooking. With ordinary ingredients, the right seasonings, and patience, the results are extraordinary.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken and sausage gumbo using 26 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken and Sausage Gumbo:
  1. Make ready 500 g smoked sausage (andouille, or kielbasa from the Polish shop works well)
  2. Take 4 bone in, skin on chicken thighs
  3. Take Vegetable oil
  4. Prepare 3/4 cup flour
  5. Get 2 medium brown onions, diced
  6. Get 2 medium green bell peppers, diced
  7. Get 5 ribs of celery, diced
  8. Get 2 litres water
  9. Take 4 cloves garlic minced
  10. Take 3 bay leaves
  11. Make ready Glug of Worcester sauce
  12. Prepare 2 teaspoons Creole seasoning (see recipe below)
  13. Take 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  14. Get Pinch smoked bittersweet paprika
  15. Make ready Bunch spring onions
  16. Take Tabasco
  17. Prepare Hot basmati rice
  18. Prepare Cajun seasoning
  19. Take 3/4 tsp paprika
  20. Get 1/4 tsp dried oregano
  21. Prepare 1/4 tsp dried thyme
  22. Take 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
  23. Take 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  24. Prepare 1/4 tsp onion powder
  25. Prepare 1/4 tsp black pepper
  26. Make ready 1/4 tsp white pepper

It's generously seasoned with cayenne pepper, black pepper, and loads of garlic, and it's easily customizable. Chicken and Sausage Gumbo is the ultimate Louisiana comfort food! This gumbo starts with a dark roux as its base. Once the roux is ready and combined with water, add sautéed chopped green bell pepper, onion and celery to the pot.

Instructions to make Chicken and Sausage Gumbo:
  1. Cook sausage in a cast iron pot over medium heat, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes or until browned. Drain on kitchen roll, reserving drippings in pan. Set sausage aside.
  2. Brown chicken in drippings in the same pan over medium heat for 5 minutes or so. Remove to kitchen roll, reserving drippings in the pan. Set chicken aside.
  3. Add enough oil to drippings in same pan to measure 1/2 cup. Add flour, and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 20 to 30 minutes, or until roux is chocolate coloured. Be careful not to burn it! Starting again is heartbreaking 😫
  4. Stir in onion, pepper, and celery; cook, stirring often, 10 minutes or until tender. Stick your head in at this point for the best smell ever!
  5. Gradually add 2 litres hot water. The mixtures seizes up at first because of the roux but will continue to loosen. Once all the water has been added, bring the mixture to a boil. Add chicken, garlic, bay leaves, Worcester, Creole seasoning, thyme and paprika.
  6. Reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring occasionally for an hour. Remove chicken and let it cool.
  7. Add sausage back in and cook for a further 30 minutes.
  8. Stir in most of the sliced green onions and cook for a further 20 minutes. Meanwhile, shred the chicken off the bone and add back in the the gumbo with 5 minutes to go.
  9. Discard the bay leaves. Serve with rice, remaining green onions and a few good glugs of Tabasco on top.

This gumbo starts with a dark roux as its base. Once the roux is ready and combined with water, add sautéed chopped green bell pepper, onion and celery to the pot. Sear the chicken and sausage, too, before throwing them in, and letting the gumbo cook low and slow for hours. I have had several people ask me for an authentic chicken gumbo recipe. This is my attempt at a recipe.

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