re: Poll: Do you brown your chicken for gumbo?

Yeah, I always brown the chicken for gumbo.

I’m kind of a psycho and go as far as marinating the chicken a day ahead. Then I braise the chicken with roasted veggies and any leftover chicken stock and other aromatics. That way I’m starting with a rich fortified broth when making the gumbo. I was as much richness as I can get. Let the braised chicken cool in its liquid until it reaches room temp then pick the meat and strain the broth. That broth is my gumbo liquid.