re: 5 gal pot gumbo question

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Is the flour supposed to come off the chicken to make the roux? or is supposed to stick to the chicken and become partially fried chicken?

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It will cook off the chicken when the gumbo is cooking and will help in thickening it a bit.

I don't flour my chicken to make my gumbo. I just season the meat and lightly brown it off a bit, then make my roux with the rendered fat and more oil depending on how much gumbo I'm making.

Most of the time I already have my homemade roux in jars in the fridge ready to use and if I do that, I will pour off most of the oil that accumulates with browning the chicken. What remains in the pot will be used to start cooking my trinity, then I add the pre-made roux.