Chicken and Sausage Gumbo (as taught to me by my FRENCH CAJUN grandma!)
Chicken and Sausage Gumbo (as taught to me by my FRENCH CAJUN grandma!)

Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, chicken and sausage gumbo (as taught to me by my french cajun grandma!). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken and sausage gumbo (as taught to me by my french cajun grandma!) using 10 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken and Sausage Gumbo (as taught to me by my FRENCH CAJUN grandma!):
  1. Take 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  2. Take 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  3. Prepare 3 stalks celery
  4. Take 1 green bell pepper
  5. Make ready 1 onion
  6. Make ready 2 lb White meat chicken
  7. Make ready 1 packages smoked sausage
  8. Prepare salt
  9. Prepare pepper
  10. Prepare 4 cup water

Andouille sausage and file powder make this chicken-and-sausage gumbo a classic and, as in any good gumbo, a deep, rich roux thickens the. Chicken and sausage gumbo is a soulful Cajun stew rich with meat, aromatics, and roux. Growing up in Houston, I was no stranger to chicken and sausage gumbo. The city's close proximity to Louisiana's Cajun country insured that I knew plenty of kids with family names such as Boudreaux.

Instructions to make Chicken and Sausage Gumbo (as taught to me by my FRENCH CAJUN grandma!):
  1. Boil chicken in water until cooked.
  2. Remove chicken. Save broth from chicken.
  3. Pull chicken apart into shredded pieces or chunks removing any fat or tendons. Set aside.
  4. Dice vegetables. Set aside.
  5. Chop sausage. Set aside.
  6. In large pot pour in vegetable oil. Heat on medium heat for about 2 minutes.
  7. Pour flour in with oil and stir. You may need to add a bit more flour. You want it to have the consistency of a thin paste.
  8. Constantly stir scraping bottom of pot. Do this until roux is very dark. About the color of brown gravy but darker. The stirring and scraping are very important. If you let it sit too long you'll burn the roux.
  9. Once roux is darkened add your vegetables. Stirring constantly for 2 to 3 minutes.
  10. Pour broth from chicken into pot. The roux will look like it's not mixing. Don't worry. As you cook it it will mix in evenly.
  11. Add chicken and sausage. Add more water if needed to cover all ingredients plus some (real Gumbo is thin and watery, not thick). Probably another 2 or 3 cups.
  12. Cook for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Stirring occasionally.
  13. Serve over rice.
  14. Season to taste.

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