Simple Chicken And Sausage Gumbo Recipes

CHICKEN AND SMOKED SAUSAGE GUMBO

Steps:

• Combine the oil and flour in a large cast iron or enameled cast iron Dutch oven over medium heat. Stirring slowly and constantly for 20 to 25 minutes, make a dark brown roux, the color of chocolate. Add the onions, celery, and bell peppers and continue to stir for 4 to 5 minutes, or until wilted. Add the sausage, salt, cayenne, and bay leaves. Continue to stir for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the chicken broth. Stir until the roux mixture and water are well combined. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.
• Season the chicken with the rub and add to the pot. Simmer for 2 hours. Skim off any fat that rises to the surface. Remove from the heat. Stir in the parsley, green onions, and file powder. Remove the bay leaves and serve in deep bowls.
• Combine all ingredients and store in an air-tight container.

CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE GUMBO

Steps:

• Make the roux: Heat the canola oil in a cast-iron skillet over medium heat until hot, about 5 minutes. Whisk in both flours and cook, whisking constantly, until the roux is dark brown, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand 10 minutes, then stir in the finely chopped onion.
• Meanwhile, bring the broth and 20 cups water to a boil in a large pot. Add the roughly chopped onion, the celery and bell pepper; cook over medium-high heat, 15 minutes. Stir in the roux in 3 batches; cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 30 minutes. Add the cayenne, garlic powder, 2 1/2 tablespoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Stir in the smoked sausage and tasso. Reduce the heat to low; simmer 1 hour.
• Return the mixture to a boil. Add the chicken thighs and breasts and cook 30 minutes. Remove from the heat. Skim the fat off the surface, then stir in the scallions.
• Serve over rice.

QUICK AND EASY SAUSAGE AND CHICKEN GUMBO

Steps:

• Combine flour and oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until it forms a thick paste the consistency of cake frosting. Continue cooking, stirring constantly, until the flour turns dark golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. The darker the roux, the more depth of flavor, but don't burn it.
• Add onions, bell peppers, okra, celery, garlic, Creole seasoning, thyme, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Cook until vegetables are tender, 3 to 6 minutes.
• While vegetables are cooking, bring 4 cups water to a boil in a 2-quart saucepan. Add unopened bag of rice and boil, uncovered, until rice is tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove bag from water and drain. Cut open bag, pour rice into a bowl, and fluff.
• Stir chicken, kielbasa, diced tomatoes, and chicken broth into the cooked vegetables. Cook until thoroughly heated, about 10 minutes. Serve gumbo over warm rice.

QUICK & EASY CHICKEN-SAUSAGE GUMBO

Steps:

• Cook sausage over high heat in Dutch oven 5 minutes, stirring often.
• Remove sausage with a slotted spoon.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Add enough oil to drippings in Dutch oven to equal 3 tablespoons, and whisk in flour; cook over medium-high heat, whisking constantly, 5 minutes.
• Add onion and next 3 ingredients; cook 5 minutes, stirring often.
• Stir in broth and next 2 ingredients.
• Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes.
• Add sausage and chicken; simmer, covered, 5 minutes.
• Serve over rice.

CAJUN CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE GUMBO

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. When hot, whisk in flour. Continue whisking until the roux has cooked to the color of chocolate milk, 8 to 10 minutes. Be careful not to burn the roux. If you see black specks in the mixture, start over.
• Stir onion, bell pepper, celery, and sausage into the roux; cook 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook another 5 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and Creole seasoning; blend thoroughly. Pour in the chicken broth and add the bay leaf. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Stir in the chicken, and simmer 1 hour more. Skim off any foam that floats to the top during the last hour.

CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE GUMBO

Steps:

• Put chicken pieces in a bowl. Blend salt, peppers, mustard, cayenne pepper, paprika, granulated garlic and file powder. Rub four teaspoons of the mixture over the chicken. Set rest of spice mixture aside.
• Put the flour in a bowl and add two teaspoons of the reserved spice mixture. Blend well.
• Heat a 10-inch skillet and add the oil. Dredge the chicken pieces in the flour mixture to coat well, shaking off excess. Reserve the leftover flour.
• When the oil is hot and almost smoking, add the chicken pieces skin side down. Cook about two minutes on one side until golden brown. Turn and cook about three minutes on the second side until nicely browned. Do this in batches so as to not crowd the pan. Drain thoroughly on paper towels.
• Pour off all but one cup of fat from the skillet. Heat this oil over high heat until it is almost smoking and add the reserved seasoned flour. Stir rapidly and constantly with a wire whisk until the mixture is golden brown. Do not burn. This is a roux.
• Add the chopped onion, celery and green pepper to the roux and stir to blend well. Remove from the heat.
• Meanwhile, bring the broth to a boil in a large saucepan.
• Add about half a cup of the roux mixture to the broth, stirring rapidly with the whisk. Continue adding the roux mixture, half a cup at a time, always stirring rapidly and constantly.
• Add the smoked sausage and stir. Cook over high heat, stirring often from the bottom, about 15 minutes.
• Add the chicken pieces, bay leaf and finely minced fresh garlic. Cook about 40 minutes, on medium-low, stirring occasionally.
• Remove the chicken pieces. Cut the meat from the bones and discard the bones. Cut the chicken into cubes or shred it and add it back to the pot. Serve with white rice or potato salad (or both) spooned into the gumbo.

SIMPLE CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE GUMBO

Steps:

• Season the chicken with salt, pepper and Creole seasoning and brown quickly. Brown the sausage, pour off fat and reserve meats.
• In a large, heavy pot, heat the oil and cook the flour in the oil over medium to high heat (depending on your roux-making skill), stirring constantly, until the roux reaches a dark reddish-brown color, almost the color of coffee or milk chocolate for a Cajun-style roux. If you want to save time, or prefer a more New Orleans-style roux, cook it to a medium, peanut-butter color, over lower heat if you're nervous about burning it.
• Add the vegetables and stir quickly. This cooks the vegetables and also stops the roux from cooking further. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, for about 4 minutes.
• Add the stock, seasonings, chicken and sausage. Bring to a boil, then cook for about one hour, skimming fat off the top as needed.
• Add the chopped scallion tops and parsley, and heat for 5 minutes. Serve over rice in large shallow bowls. Accompany with a good beer and lots of hot, crispy French bread.
• *A personal note* While I adore Chucks recipe,I find that making a roux from scratch can really be a time consuming chore, especially when watching two little hellions under the age of five all day long.
• There are a bunch of roux mixes available; my favorite so far being Tony Chacheres.
• http://www.tonychachere.com/.
• There is also Zatarains http://www.zatarain.com/.
• and there is also Richards Cajun Roux, which my wifes Uncle says is the best. Ive got a few jars of it, but havent had a chance to try it yet. You can order it here:.
• http://www.cajungrocer.com/richards-cajun-style-roux-p-1024.html.

GUMBO RECIPE: HOW TO MAKE GUMBO WITH SHRIMP, CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Place a large pot on the stovetop; add the chicken pieces into the pot.
• Pour about 6 cups of water to cover the chicken parts.
• Season the chicken with a teaspoon of salt, 2 chicken bouillon cubes, 3 crushed garlic cloves, 1 small roughly chopped onion, 1/2 tsp of dried thyme, 1 tsp of black pepper powder, 1 bay leaf, and 1 roughly chopped celery stick.
• Cover and cook the chicken for 30 minutes. Remove the chicken after 30 minutes and allow it to cool down. Keep the chicken stock aside, you will need it later.
• When the chicken has cooled down, shred it into smaller pieces and keep it aside. If you have roasted chicken or already cooked chicken, you can skip the process.
• Place a large pot on the stovetop, add 1 cup of vegetable oil
• When the oil is heated, add 1 cup of flour and stir continuously until you have a dark color. This should take about 35 minutes.
• Once the roux for gumbo has been made; add the Holy Trinity, which consists of 1 cup each of chopped green bell pepper, celery, and onions. Stir and cook until the vegetables are soft.
• Add the minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
• Next, add 6 cups of the chicken broth you extracted from cooking the chicken and stir everything to dissolve the dark gumbo roux.
• Now, season the gumbo stew with 1 tsp of onion powder, 1 tsp of smoked paprika, 1 tsp of thyme, 1/2 tsp of garlic powder, 1/2 tsp of salt, 1/2 tsp of black pepper, 1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper, and 1 tbsp of cajun seasoning. Stir everything to combine.
• Add 2 bay leaves, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes for the flavor to develop.
• As the stew is cooking, place a pan on the stovetop, add 1 tbsp of oil, allow the oil to heat up, and then add the sliced andouille sausages.
• Fry the sausages on both sides until they are brown. Remove from pan and set aside.
• Add 1 tbsp of oil to the same pan and go in with the sliced okra. Stir fry the okra on both sides for about 3 minutes until they are a bit brown to reduce their sliminess. Remove and keep aside.
• Return to the simmering gumbo stew; add the shredded chicken, fried sausages, and stir-fried okra. Stir to combine.
• You can taste salt and pepper. In mine, I had to add 1/2 tsp of bouillon cube and 1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper again. Stir, cover, and bring to a boil for 30 minutes.
• After 30 minutes, add 1 and 1/4 cup of fresh shrimp and 1 and 1/4 tsp of gumbo file; also, add a handful of chopped scallion.
• Stir to combine and cook for 10 minutes on low heat.
• After 10 minutes, your Homemade Gumbo is ready, take out the bay leaves and turn off the heat. You can serve it over boiled rice.