First, let me say I have never made gumbo before, but I decided to go for it and see what happens. We don't have a lot of fresh sea food in middle TN, so I decided to do a chicken & sausage gumbo. I hope no Cajuns were offended by this gumbo,
I'm just a country boy trying to expand his knowledge one dish at a time. Any tips, tricks, hints, or suggestions are more than welcome.
First I butterflied 2 whole chickens.
Sprinkled them with some Butt Rub.
After 2 1/2 hours, I took them off and pulled them.
Now for the hard part, Making the roux, I read some where this could be done in the oven @ 350 for 1 1/2 hours.
While the roux is cooking I mixed some spices. Salt, paprika, garlic, onion, black pepper, cayenne, oregano, thyme, and two bay leaves.
Roux in the oven.
Mixed the spices with 2 boxes of chicken stock.
After 1 1/2 hours in the oven.
Then I mixed the Holy Trinity (Onion, bell pepper, celery) in with the roux and cooked for about 10 minutes.
Added the andouille sausage and a couple cloves of garlic, then cooked about 5 minutes.
Then I added the roux mixture to the stock and spice mixture.
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I added the pulled chicken, then cooked for around 1 hour.
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Then I added the okra and cooked for about 30 minutes.
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Served over rice.
mmmmmmmm good!
If I said it was the best gumbo I have ever eaten, I would be lying, but it was pretty darn good! Thanks for looking.
First I butterflied 2 whole chickens.
Sprinkled them with some Butt Rub.
After 2 1/2 hours, I took them off and pulled them.
Now for the hard part, Making the roux, I read some where this could be done in the oven @ 350 for 1 1/2 hours.
While the roux is cooking I mixed some spices. Salt, paprika, garlic, onion, black pepper, cayenne, oregano, thyme, and two bay leaves.
Roux in the oven.
Mixed the spices with 2 boxes of chicken stock.
After 1 1/2 hours in the oven.
Then I mixed the Holy Trinity (Onion, bell pepper, celery) in with the roux and cooked for about 10 minutes.
Added the andouille sausage and a couple cloves of garlic, then cooked about 5 minutes.
Then I added the roux mixture to the stock and spice mixture.
.
I added the pulled chicken, then cooked for around 1 hour.
.
Then I added the okra and cooked for about 30 minutes.
.
Served over rice.
mmmmmmmm good!
If I said it was the best gumbo I have ever eaten, I would be lying, but it was pretty darn good! Thanks for looking.