Chicken andouille sausage gumbo
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0h 15m prep
2h 15m total
easy difficulty
19 ingredients
Cooking
- Okra
- 1 lb ~ 450 g (1 — inch slices)
- Water
- ½ cup ~ 240 ml (for the okra)
- Butter
- ½ cup ~ 114 g (unsalted)
- All-purpose flour
- ½ cup ~ 68 g
- Yellow onion
- 1 ½ cups (¼ — inch dice)
- Red bell pepper
- 1 ½ cups (¼ — inch dice, green and red)
- Celery
- ⅓ cup (¼ — inch dice)
- Garlic
- 2 cloves (minced)
- Coppola peeled plum tomatoes
- 2 cups ~ 450 g (diced)
- Andouille sausage
- 12 oz ~ 340 g (cooked, sliced)
- Bay leaves
- 1 leaf (dried)
- Dried thyme
- 1 tsp
- Basil
- 1 tsp (dried)
- Cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp
- Black ground pepper
- ½ tsp
- Kosher salt
- 1 tsp
- Gumbo file
- 1 tbsp
Useful tools
Method
1
Place chicken breasts and thighs in a medium-sized saucepan. Cover with 2 litres of water and bring to a boil. Simmer until fully cooked for about 20 to 25 minutes. Strain the water into a bowl and reserve for later. Allow the cooked chicken to cool, then shred it into small pieces. Cover and set aside.
2
In a medium-sized saucepan, add okra and half a cup of water. Bring to a boil. Then, reduce the heat and cover. Cook for about 7 — 9 minutes until tender, occasionally stirring. When ready, transfer okra to a colander, drain, then reserve.
3
For the roux, combine unsalted butter and flour in a large pot. Cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes, continuously stirring with a whisk until the roux turns dark brown in colour. Make sure to stir constantly for the last 5 minutes, so the roux doesn’t burn.
- Butter
- ½ cup ~ 114 g (unsalted)
- All-purpose flour
- ½ cup ~ 68 g
4
Add onion, bell peppers, celery, and garlic and cook until tender for about 8 to 10 minutes.
5
Then, add sliced Andouille sausage, tomatoes, and cooked okra. Cook for 10 minutes and stir occasionally.
6
Add bay leaf, thyme, basil, cayenne, black pepper and salt.
7
Add 4 cups of the reserved water (or chicken stock) from step 1 and mix well. You may add more water to adjust the thickness of the gumbo depending on your personal taste preference. Cook over medium-low heat in a loosely covered pot for about 30 minutes. Stir occasionally.
8
Mix in cooked shredded chicken and simmer for additional 15 minutes.
9
Turn off the heat and slowly stir in the gumbo file. Make sure not to reboil the gumbo to avoid it getting stringy. Taste and adjust salt and pepper if required.
10
Serve over rice. Enjoy!
