Chicken and sausage gumbo
Chicken and sausage gumbo is a staple dish in any Louisiana kitchen. This recipe is beginner friendly and only uses a few ingredients that can be found at any grocery store.
Equipment
- 1 Dutch oven or large stock pot
- 1 Large mixing spoon
- 1 Metal whisk
Ingredients
- 1 Lb chicken thighs or breast
- 1 package andouille sausage or any smoked sausage
- ½ Cup vegetable oil
- ½ Cup All purpose flour
- 1 yellow onion
- 3 ribs celery
- 1 green bell pepper
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 amber or dark stout beer
- 1 cup sliced okra
- 1 tsp Cajun seasoning
- 2 Bay leaves
- salt and pepper to taste
- Dash of Tabasco hot sauce optional
- 4 cups White long grain rice to serve
Instructions
- Finely dice all the vegetables and set them aside.Sear the sausage in the dutch oven until golden brown and then place it in a bowl and set aside. Next add the chicken and sear each side.
- Once the chicken and sausage have been seared, remove them and set the burner to medium. Add the vegetable oil and flour and stir constantly until the roux becomes the color of milk chocolate. This could take up to 30 minuets.
- Add the onions, bell pepper, and celery into the roux and cook them until translucent. Then add the garlic and cook for another minute.
- Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces and place them back into the pot along with the sausage.
- Add the chicken stock, beer, Cajun seasoning, bay leaves and okra and bring everything to a boil.
- Turn the burner back to low and simmer with the lid on for 3 to 4 hours.
- After the gumbo has been simmering add salt and pepper to taste.
- If you want a little bit more spice add your favorite hot sauce, I like Tabasco.
- Serve over white rice and top with green onion and fresh parsley.
Notes
You can use a whole chicken instead of breast or thighs. I like to cook the whole chicken in the dutch oven and bake it for 45 minutes. I keep all the drippings from the chicken inside the pot and use that as extra flavor for my gumbo.
My favorite way to eat gumbo is actually over a serving of fresh potato salad. Trust me its so good!