Brad's chicken and sausage gumbo
Brad's chicken and sausage gumbo

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Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. ** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data. Bridget shows Julia how to make Chicken and Sausage Gumbo.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have brad's chicken and sausage gumbo using 20 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Brad's chicken and sausage gumbo:
  1. Take chicken thighs with bone and skin
  2. Get Seasoned flour to dredge chicken
  3. Make ready lg yellow onion, chopped
  4. Prepare red & 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
  5. Prepare celery stalks, chopped
  6. Take roma tomatoes, chopped
  7. Make ready garlic, peeled and smashed
  8. Prepare cream sherry
  9. Make ready shortening
  10. Prepare flour
  11. Take water
  12. Make ready granulated chicken bouillon
  13. Take dried oregano
  14. Prepare smoked paprika
  15. Make ready white pepper
  16. Get Cajun seasoning to taste. I like it spicy so I used a fair bit
  17. Get frozen okra
  18. Take andouille sausage, sliced 1/2 inch thick
  19. Get prepared white rice
  20. Prepare Gumbo filé

Andouille sausage and chicken are two common proteins in gumbo, but not the only ones by a long shot. Then there's gumbo z'herbes, a Lenten version made with an acre's worth of sundry greens and not a scrap from the animal kingdom. Speaking of vegetables, some gumbos, Creole ones, have tomato; others, Cajun ones, do not. Combine the oil and flour in a large cast iron or enameled cast iron Dutch oven over medium heat.

Instructions to make Brad's chicken and sausage gumbo:
  1. Place seasoned flour into a lg ziplock bag. Add chicken and seal. Shake well to coat evenly. Heat canola oil in a lg frying pan just under medium heat. Fry chicken covered until golden brown on both sides. Set aside.
  2. In the same pan, reserve 2 tbs of the chicken grease. Add onions, peppers, and celery. Fry on medium heat until onions are translucent.
  3. Meanwhile in a lg Dutch oven, melt shortening on medium heat. Add flour and mix thoroughly. Stir almost constantly until the roux becomes almost a chocolate brown and smells very nutty. This takes a while, but is the base Flavor of the dish. If it starts to smell burnt. Start over.
  4. Add tomatoes and garlic to the onion mixture. Keep frying until about half of the liquid from the onions evaporates. Add sherry. Bring to a simmer until half of that liquid evaporates.
  5. When the roux is done it will be a nice caramel color. Slowly add the onion mixture to it. Continue to stir constantly. Add water and mix thoroughly. Add the fried chicken, bouillon and spices. Bring to a simmer and simmer for an hour uncovered. Stir every 5-10 minutes
  6. Adjust seasonings to taste. Add okra and sausage. Simmer for another 20 minutes.
  7. In a bowl, plate rice off to one side. Add gumbo to the bowl, and top with a chicken thigh. Sprinkle a little gumbo filé on top and serve immediately. Enjoy.

This Easy Chicken Gumbo recipe is like a party for your mouth! Vibrant, spicy flavor simmered to perfection, this combination of chicken, sausage, okra, and veggies is cooked in a creamy creole spiced broth that is just pure comfort. Season the gumbo with the Tabasco, cayenne, salt, pepper, bay leaves, and parsley. Serve in bowls and top each bowl with white rice. Season with salt, pepper, and Creole seasoning; blend thoroughly.

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