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GUMBO

January 23, 2016 by Debbie Leave a Comment

While waiting for the snowmageddon (1-3″ lol) to arrive, I was wondering what to cook that would satisfy my craving for something spicy, comforting, and filling. I had shrimp in the freezer and really wanted to incorporate it into a meal. I scoured Pinterest and the internet and gumbo kept coming up. This is what I came up with and I’m so excited to share it with you.

INGREDIENTS
1 lb andouille sausage
1 lb chicken breast, cut into bite sized pieces
1 lb shrimp
2/3 cup oil
1 cup flour, heaping
1 cup celery, diced
1 large yellow onion, diced
1 large yellow pepper, diced (any color is fine)
4 cloves garlic, minced
6 cups chicken stock
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 tablespoons cajun seasoning
salt, pepper, cayenne pepper to taste
Begin by making a roux. Add the oil and flour to a large, heavy stock pot on medium-high heat. Stirring constantly, you are looking for a smooth, chocolate looking ingredient.
This is the way it looks in the beginning…
After approximately 30 minutes, your roux will look something like this…
In the meantime, in a large pan, brown the sausage. Remove and add the chicken cooking until it is about 2/3 cooked. Remove the chicken and add the celery, onions, pepper, and garlic to the pan. Saute until slightly tender. Remove these and add 1/2 cup chicken stock to deglaze the pan.
Add the vegetables, the pan juices, tomato paste, and the remaining chicken stock to the roux, mix well, and cook for 5-7 minutes.
Add the cajun seasoning* and let simmer for 2-3 minutes. Check the roux for seasonings and add seasonings until you achieve the taste you like.
Add the chicken and sausage and bring to a boil. Add the shrimp and cook for 2-3 minutes until the shrimp is just cooked.
Serve over rice with a large piece of garlic bread…oh my! It’s delicious!
* cajun seasonings vary in flavor. I like a “kick” to my gumbo, so I added cayenne pepper to achieve the flavor I was looking for.
I hope you enjoy this as much as we did!

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Hi! I'm Debbie...a wife, mother, grandmother, and someone who is striving to live the simple life by returning to the basics. This means cooking healthy, from scratch meals for our family and friends, learning to preserve foods, making soaps and lotions, raising animals on our mini-farm, and an assortment of other things.

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