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Chicken and andoullie gumbo
Posted on 11/7/12 at 6:51 pm
Posted on 11/7/12 at 6:51 pm
This is a recipe that I do, kind of, basically the same ingredients, but smaller portions. What do y'all think? Legit?
1 lg. stewing chicken
1 lb. andouille, sliced in 1/4 inch slices
6 lg. white or yellow onions, chopped
1 sm. bunch green onions, cut fine
1 sm. bell pepper, chopped
1 tbsp. chopped celery
1 tbsp. finely chopped parsley
1 clove garlic, chopped
Salt, black pepper and red cayenne
3/4 cup all-purpose flour (for roux)
1 cup cooking oil
6 cup hot water
Cut up chicken, wash and season with salt and pepper. Heat one cup oil in heavy skillet and fry chicken until brown. Remove chicken and put aside. Pour remaining oil into large heavy pot, for making roux. After roux is made, lower heat and add all chopped ingredients, except green onions, garlic and parsley. Cover and simmer until onions are clear, stirring occasionally. Add sliced andouille and chicken to roux mixture, cover and let simmer about 1/2 hour. Stir often during this process. Keep heat low through this point. Add water, garlic, parsley and green onions. Heat may be increased until mixture begins to boil; lower heat to simmer, cover and cook 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until chicken is tender. This yields a lot of liquid and is served over rice.
1 lg. stewing chicken
1 lb. andouille, sliced in 1/4 inch slices
6 lg. white or yellow onions, chopped
1 sm. bunch green onions, cut fine
1 sm. bell pepper, chopped
1 tbsp. chopped celery
1 tbsp. finely chopped parsley
1 clove garlic, chopped
Salt, black pepper and red cayenne
3/4 cup all-purpose flour (for roux)
1 cup cooking oil
6 cup hot water
Cut up chicken, wash and season with salt and pepper. Heat one cup oil in heavy skillet and fry chicken until brown. Remove chicken and put aside. Pour remaining oil into large heavy pot, for making roux. After roux is made, lower heat and add all chopped ingredients, except green onions, garlic and parsley. Cover and simmer until onions are clear, stirring occasionally. Add sliced andouille and chicken to roux mixture, cover and let simmer about 1/2 hour. Stir often during this process. Keep heat low through this point. Add water, garlic, parsley and green onions. Heat may be increased until mixture begins to boil; lower heat to simmer, cover and cook 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until chicken is tender. This yields a lot of liquid and is served over rice.
Posted on 11/7/12 at 7:06 pm to AlmaDawg
Looks good to me. I boil my chicken to make stock but I get the frying thing. Might want to use a whole cup of flour. Your onion looks a bit much. Cut that in half. Add another clove garlic. Use chicken stock vs plain water. Thats my take on it. You on the right track thats for sure.
Posted on 11/7/12 at 7:13 pm to AlmaDawg
pretty legit... I'd eat it
I don't measure but in a 12 qt black iron pot I'm sure I use almost 3x's that much flour.
But I like a pretty dark roux. Darker than most.
I'm usually double most of every thing else
And I use the largest ole hen I can find.
I don't measure but in a 12 qt black iron pot I'm sure I use almost 3x's that much flour.
But I like a pretty dark roux. Darker than most.
I'm usually double most of every thing else
And I use the largest ole hen I can find.
Posted on 11/7/12 at 7:40 pm to AlmaDawg
looks pretty good AD, as someone said, I use less onions, more garlic and chicken stock instead of plain water..
if you don't like file cooked in it, leave it on the side as an option for guests to add, that do like it..
if you don't like file cooked in it, leave it on the side as an option for guests to add, that do like it..
Posted on 11/7/12 at 8:13 pm to AlmaDawg
quote:
6 lg. white or yellow onions, chopped
That's a lot of onion. I would use two onions for one chicken. I would also throw the green onion and parsley at the end.
Posted on 11/8/12 at 8:38 am to AlmaDawg
quote:Too much IMO. And chop this fine.
6 lg. white or yellow onions, chopped
quote:I'd go with 1 large bell pepper.
1 sm. bell pepper, chopped
quote:Need a good bit more than that.I use 2 or 3 stalks, and again chop pretty fine.
1 tbsp. chopped celery
quote:I never measure, but I would use more flour than oil.
3/4 cup all-purpose flour (for roux)
1 cup cooking oil
quote:Switch to chicken stock. Makes a big difference.
6 cup hot water
I do about the same procedure, except I put the garlic in right before the chicken and sausage. And sometimes when I'm feeling lazy, I use a rotisserie chicken.
Posted on 11/8/12 at 10:28 am to AlmaDawg
You seem passionate about making gumbo. So I'm going to teach you the secrets of my clan to make a good gumbo, great. First you need to find file'. This is where the word gumbo came from. The choctaw indians taught the early settlers how to cook with it. They called it kombo. It did not come from some long african word meaning okra. If you cant find it go to unclebillspice.com. This guy is the real deal. He picks the sassafras leaves and cures them. Then he smashes them into file' with a wooden mortar and pestle. Very cool website. Second don't worry about andoullie. I use smoke pork sausage from bergerons. If you have good sausage in your area use that. Now what your doing wrong. Way to much onion, not enough celery and garlic. Lose the bellpepper. Use equal amount of flour and oil. Do not put hot water in roux. you're cooking the gumbo way to long, the chicken will get stringy. The only time you put a lid on gumbo is when its done. Now the recipe for gumbo using one cup of flour. This should feed about six people. Wash celery, parsley and green onions then dry with paper towel. Sometimes they have dirt and sand on them. This will make gumbo gritty. Chop one onion and six stalks of celery. Keep celery leaves. Set aside. Pour one cup oil in pot. Add flour when oil is hot. Never stop stirring. Takes about three beers to make a roux. When roux is the right color add celery and onions. Cook and stir about five mins. Add six cloves of chopped garlic. Cook another five mins. Pour in water. stir until roux blends with water. If you don't, it will stick on the bottom of the pot. When gumbo comes to a boil add raw chicken. Let it come back to low boil. Gumbo will look nasty with oil and white foam from chicken. Skim off, this is very important. Cook for about thirty mins. Keep skimmimg the oil. Now add your seasoning and chicken base. Add sausage, this will bring more oil to top. Skim off. Cook for another ten mins. I like gumbo on the thin side, if its to thick add a little water. Add parsley green onions and celery leaves. Gumbo should be ready. Turn off heat. When it stops boiling add file'. If you add file' when its boiling it will bead up. Taste gumbo adjust seasoning to taste. Remember you can always add, but you can never take out. Enjoy.
This post was edited on 11/12/12 at 11:57 am
Posted on 11/8/12 at 11:49 am to AlmaDawg
Some people swear by leaving the bone in the chicken to get the flavor but I use boneless skinless and replace the flavor with bouillon cubes. They're pretty salty so you'll want to cut back. I add them to make the broth before adding the roux.
I personally can't stand the taste of file so I always serve it on the side.
What stood out to me the most was way too much onion as a few have already said.
I personally can't stand the taste of file so I always serve it on the side.
What stood out to me the most was way too much onion as a few have already said.
Posted on 11/12/12 at 10:04 am to AlmaDawg
There seems to be room for another variation. I get a roasted chicken (have even bought one already roasted at the grocery in a pinch). I pick the chicken apart by hand. Meat goes in one bowl while the bones and other parts (including roasted skin) go in a pot to make the chicken stock.
I don't measure the stock. I just keep adding cups of water from the stock pot to the gumbo pot until it reaches a proper consistency (while backfilling the stock with more water).
Also, the trinity is NOT added to the roux all at once. Onions (sweet onions) go in first and cook down to carmelize and soften. The celery and bell peppers have fewer sugars in them, so they will simply lose their water into the roux - preventing the onions from carmelizing if added at the same time as onions.
The roasted flavors of the chicken pair well with a smoky andouille (Jacob's, Bailey's, Best Stop, or even Bergeron's in Port Allen).
I don't measure the stock. I just keep adding cups of water from the stock pot to the gumbo pot until it reaches a proper consistency (while backfilling the stock with more water).
Also, the trinity is NOT added to the roux all at once. Onions (sweet onions) go in first and cook down to carmelize and soften. The celery and bell peppers have fewer sugars in them, so they will simply lose their water into the roux - preventing the onions from carmelizing if added at the same time as onions.
The roasted flavors of the chicken pair well with a smoky andouille (Jacob's, Bailey's, Best Stop, or even Bergeron's in Port Allen).
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