Steps to Make Quick Brad's chicken and sausage gumbo

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Bridget shows Julia how to make Chicken and Sausage Gumbo. Reviews for: Photos of Cajun Chicken and Sausage Gumbo. I only used half the roux because I like my gumbo thicker. Categories: Gumbo Recipes Chicken Recipes Poultry Sausage Recipes.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook 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. Take chicken thighs with bone and skin
2. Prepare Seasoned flour to dredge chicken
3. Prepare lg yellow onion, chopped
4. Prepare red & 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
5. Take celery stalks, chopped
6. Prepare roma tomatoes, chopped
7. Get garlic, peeled and smashed
8. Prepare cream sherry
9. Prepare shortening
10. Make ready flour
11. Get water
12. Get granulated chicken bouillon
13. Take dried oregano
14. Prepare smoked paprika
15. Prepare white pepper
16. Take Cajun seasoning to taste. I like it spicy so I used a fair bit
17. Make ready frozen okra
18. Prepare andouille sausage, sliced 1/2 inch thick
19. Take prepared white rice
20. Prepare Gumbo filé

Rub four teaspoons of the mixture over the chicken. Continue adding the roux mixture, half a cup at a time, always stirring rapidly and constantly. Add the smoked sausage and stir. This recipe was a culmination of several recipes that I ran across through the years.

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.

Add the smoked sausage and stir. This recipe was a culmination of several recipes that I ran across through the years. It is time consuming but it is worth it. Note: The roux is probably the most important part of making a gumbo, take your time and you will be rewarded (To quote Alton Brown). The darker the color, the richer it will.

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