Louisiana Gumbo
photo by Chef Jeff Garland
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
24 cups
- Serves:
- 24
ingredients
- 1 chicken
- 2 lbs breakfast sausage (Hot)
- 3 lbs shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- 1 lb crawfish tail (peeled)
- 1 lb okra
- 8 ounces clam juice
- 4 bell peppers
- 6 stalks celery (Chopped)
- 2 chili peppers (Cayenne)
- 3 tablespoons ground sage
- 3 tablespoons chicken bouillon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon gumbo file
- 1⁄2 cup flour
directions
- In a large (I mean large) stockpot boil chicken (completely covered by 2 inches of water), chopped okra, celery, sage, bouillon, oregano, black pepper until chicken is done. Remove chicken and set aside to cool, leave the stock in the pot. When cool debone the chicken and shred the meat. Set aside for now.
- Crumble sausage and fry in a skillet. Remove sausage and set aside. Reserve 1/2 cup of the drippings. Add flour and make a very dark roux (dark brown). Add the sausage and roux to the chicken broth and let simmer 10 minutes.
- Chop bell peppers and cayennes at this time. Add to pot and let simmer 10 minutes.
- Add shrimp, clam juice, crawfish tails to the pot and let simmer 15 minutes.
- Add the chicken and gumbo file to the pot and bring to a boil.
- I like to let this gumbo rest for a few hours and then reheat it before serving. Serve over rice with crackers and Louisiana hot sauce.
- This gumbo only gets better the next day. It freezes well to make a quick simple meal anytime.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Single father of 5 aging in ages from 8 to 22. I recently was blessed with a grandson also. I am a partner in a commercial construction business with my best friend of the last 37 years. I must have inherited my love of cooking from my grandmothers.
I love spending time at the bar with my buddies, camping with my son, watching him ride his "toys" and I love to ride my own "toy" Harley Davidson. I am a die hard UT Longhorn fanatic. Love watching all sports, Cowboys will always rule the NFL. Gordon is the man in NASCAR. Yankees suck. As do the Red Wings, and Celtics. How many of you have I made mad? At least I am a fan and care. Go Longhorns, Cowboys, Mavs, Stars, Rangers (yeah right the Rangers are fun to laugh at anyway).