Gumbo - chicken, shrimp, and andouille

Rich McAffee

Anything that can swim, walk, or fly can be put into gumbo. This is a big pot that can easily be halved. Very mild - add cayenne to taste.

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2T vegetable oil
1.5 lbs andouille sausage
- or kielbasa (or both)
1 chicken breast
- cut into bite sized pieces
8 celery stalks
- roughly 3c chopped
2 medium onions
- roughly 3c chopped small
2 large bell peppers
- roughly 3c chopped small
2t salt
- to taste
1/4t pepper
- to taste
1/2t cayenne pepper
- to taste (this amount is mild)
1 quart chicken broth
2 cans diced tomatoes
- 14.5 oz cans
1 clove garlic
- minced
1 lb shrimp
- raw, peeled, deveined, tails removed
1.5c dark roux
- mix 1.5c flour with 1c vegetable oil. bake in 350F oven for 1.5h stirring every 15 minutes
gumbo file powder
- powdered sassafras leaves sprinkled on at serving to taste

Make/Buy a dark roux: equal parts (by weight) cooking oil and flour cooked on a stovetop or in an oven until brick colored. I prefer the oven: 1.5c flour mixed with 1c oil in a oven-safe sauce pan. bake at 350F stirring every 15 minutes until brick colored (approximately 1.5 hours). It’s easiest to add this to the gumbo if this has cooled.
Trinity: chop up celery, onions, and bell peppers
Prepare sausage: cut andouille into bite sized pieces.
Prepare chicken: cut chicken into bite sized pieces

Preheat to 117°F
Add 2T vegetable oil to pan
Add 1.5 lbs andouille sausage to pan
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Remove 1.5 lbs andouille sausage from pan
Add 1 chicken breast to pan
Note: Chicken doesn’t need to cook through - just a quick sear
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Remove 1 chicken breast from pan
Add 8 celery stalks , 2 medium onions and 2 large bell peppers to pan
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Add 2t salt , 1/4t pepper and 1/2t cayenne pepper to pan
Add 1 quart chicken broth to pan
Add 2 cans diced tomatoes to pan
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Add 1 clove garlic to pan
Add 1.5 lbs andouille sausage and 1 chicken breast to pan
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Add 1 lb shrimp to pan
When adding roux, stir in a small amount at a time until you get to your desired thickness.
Add 1.5c dark roux to pan
Note: Stir in roux

Serve alone, over rice, or over potato salad. Sprinkle gumbo file on top to taste.