Brad's chicken and sausage gumbo
Brad's chicken and sausage gumbo

Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, brad's chicken and sausage gumbo. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

The secrets to a good gumbo aren't anything fancy either, but if you take the time to do them right, your gumbo will be just as good as the ones served in New Orleans. Make sure to brown the sausage and chicken until they both have crispy caramelization. Carefully remove chicken pieces and ham hocks from broth, and let cool enough to handle.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have brad's chicken and sausage gumbo using 20 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Brad's chicken and sausage gumbo:
  1. Prepare 3 lbs chicken thighs with bone and skin
  2. Get Seasoned flour to dredge chicken
  3. Take 1 lg yellow onion, chopped
  4. Take 1 red & 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
  5. Get 6 celery stalks, chopped
  6. Get 8-10 roma tomatoes, chopped
  7. Get 10 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
  8. Get 1 1/2 cups cream sherry
  9. Take 1 1/2 cups shortening
  10. Make ready 1 1/2 cups flour
  11. Take 10-12 cups water
  12. Take 1/3 cup granulated chicken bouillon
  13. Get 1 tbs dried oregano
  14. Take 1 tbs smoked paprika
  15. Take 1/2 tbs white pepper
  16. Prepare Cajun seasoning to taste. I like it spicy so I used a fair bit
  17. Prepare 1 pkg frozen okra
  18. Take 1 1/2-2 lbs andouille sausage, sliced 1/2 inch thick
  19. Take 4-6 cups prepared white rice
  20. Take Gumbo filé

Speaking of vegetables, some gumbos, Creole ones, have tomato; others, Cajun ones, do not. Add the reserved chicken and sausage, then stir in the file powder. Chicken and Sausage Gumbo is the ultimate Louisiana comfort food! This gumbo starts with a dark roux as its base.

Steps to make Brad's chicken and sausage gumbo:
  1. Place seasoned flour into a lg ziplock bag. Add chicken and seal. Shake well to coat evenly. Heat canola oil in a lg frying pan just under medium heat. Fry chicken covered until golden brown on both sides. Set aside.
  2. In the same pan, reserve 2 tbs of the chicken grease. Add onions, peppers, and celery. Fry on medium heat until onions are translucent.
  3. Meanwhile in a lg Dutch oven, melt shortening on medium heat. Add flour and mix thoroughly. Stir almost constantly until the roux becomes almost a chocolate brown and smells very nutty. This takes a while, but is the base Flavor of the dish. If it starts to smell burnt. Start over.
  4. Add tomatoes and garlic to the onion mixture. Keep frying until about half of the liquid from the onions evaporates. Add sherry. Bring to a simmer until half of that liquid evaporates.
  5. When the roux is done it will be a nice caramel color. Slowly add the onion mixture to it. Continue to stir constantly. Add water and mix thoroughly. Add the fried chicken, bouillon and spices. Bring to a simmer and simmer for an hour uncovered. Stir every 5-10 minutes
  6. Adjust seasonings to taste. Add okra and sausage. Simmer for another 20 minutes.
  7. In a bowl, plate rice off to one side. Add gumbo to the bowl, and top with a chicken thigh. Sprinkle a little gumbo filé on top and serve immediately. Enjoy.

Once the roux is ready and combined with water, add sautéed chopped green bell pepper, onion and celery to the pot. Sear the chicken and sausage, too, before throwing them in, and letting the gumbo cook low and slow for hours. Season with salt, pepper, and Creole seasoning; blend thoroughly. Add the chicken pieces, bay leaf and finely minced fresh garlic. Cut the meat from the bones and discard the bones.

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