re: Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

Zatarains?? WTF Store bought roux?? WTF

Here is my recipe and it comes out really good. Place a whole chicken in a pot and add water till it covers the entire chicken. Also add three bay leaves. Get it to a boil and reduce the temp with cover on and cook for a couple hours.
How I make my roux is quick and easy. Place a cup of oil and a cup of flour in a microwavable dish and stir it up. Cook it in the microwave for 3 min and then stir it. Repeat for 1 min each time until it is the right color you are looking for. I like mine dark brown. Almost impossible to burn it this way.
One onion, one bell pepper, one stalk of celery, and 3 cloves of garlic (chopped fine) add them in a pot with the roux on medium heat and stir till it softens up.

In a separate pan I cut up a whole stick of andouille from Laplace (prefer Jacob's) and brown it and drain the grease. Add that to you vegetables and roux.

Take your chicken out and add your stock to the veggies and sausage, stir, and put it on medium heat. I don't let it get to a boil. Peel the chicken from the bones and add to the gumbo and reduce to a simmer. I let it reduce slightly to concentrate the flavors more. Add seasoning to taste, but you rarely need much due to the andouille adding so much flavor and seasoning. About 20 min before I turn the heat off I add one bundle of green onions chopped up. Serve with rice and it should come out really good.