Momosita's Crock Pot Gumbo
- Ready In:
- 8hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 20
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 1⁄3 cup flour
- 1⁄3 cup vegetable oil
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs
- cajun seasoning, to taste
- 1⁄2 medium vidalia onion
- 1⁄2 cup bell pepper, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, chopped fine
- 1 (16 ounce) can chopped tomatoes
- 1⁄2 teaspoon thyme
- 1⁄2 teaspoon basil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup frozen sweet corn
- 2 cups okra, sliced (fresh or frozen)
- 1 (16 ounce) bag frozen gumbo-style vegetables
- 4 -6 cups rice
directions
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Make the roux:
- Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed pan over medium heat. Add flour and mix, stirring constantly until the roux turns the color of a penny. Don't let the roux burn! This will take at least 10 minutes, but fear not - you will be using a crockpot to finish the work!
- Add roux to bottom of crockpot.
- Whisk in chicken broth and let cool while prepping the chicken and Trinity.
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Prepare the chicken and Trinity:
- Melt the butter over medium heat in the same heavy-bottomed pan (rinse it out first).
- Add thighs and sear on both sides, sprinkling generously with Cajun seasoning.
- Once nicely browned on the outside, cut the thighs into bite-size pieces and add to roux mix.
- To the butter/brown bits pan, add the Trinity: onion, green pepper and garlic.
- Saute over medium heat until softened and fragrant.
- Add to the crockpot.
- Add the rest of the ingredients except the rice to the crockpot, stir, and cook on LOW for 8-10 hours.
- During the last 20 minutes of cooking (while you're making the rice), uncover the crockpot to allow the gumbo to thicken.
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