Southern Easy Recipes
Chicken, Sausage & Shrimp Gumbo
| Chicken, Sausage & Shrimp Gumbo |
| Ingredients Gumbo
1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1/3 cup cooking oil 1 large onion, chopped ½ cup green pepper, chopped ½ cup celery, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced ½ teaspoon ground black pepper ¼ teaspoon ground red pepper 4 cups hot water 2 lbs chicken thigh meat (skinned and cut into bite size pieces) 12 ounces andouille or smoked sausage, cut into ½ inch slices 1-pound fresh or frozen shelled shrimp |
Directions
Gumbo
In a heavy 4-quart Dutch oven, stir together the flour and oil until smooth. Cook over medium-high heat for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium. Cook and stir the roux constantly about 15 minutes more or until the roux has formed a reddish brown color. Stir in the onion, green pepper, celery, garlic, black pepper and red pepper. Cook and stir over medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Gradually stir the hot water into the vegetable mixture. Stir in chicken, bring mixture to boiling. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 40 minutes. Stir in the sausage. Cover and simmer about 20 minutes more till chicken is tender. Remove from heat. Skim off fat. Add shrimp, return to heat. Cover and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes. Spoon over hot cooked rice. Serve with ¼ to ½ teaspoon file powder to the side of gumbo to stir in and garnish with okra. |
