My first attempt at homemade gumbo (w/ pics)

Despite being almost 30 years old and interested in cooking for the past decade, I have never attempted to make gumbo. Here is a catalog of my experience yesterday (started at 4 pm .. ate at 830 pm).

browned 2 links of andouille


browned 2 lbs of chicken thighs in vegetable oil



started roux .. 1 cup flour, 3/4 cup vegetable oil added to same pot


stirred roux until it got about the color my mom used to make it (25 minutes .. while listening to Depeche Mode)


added onion/bell pepper/celery and cooked .. then added sausage, cayenne, salt, 3 bay leaves


added chicken stock, brought to boil, then turned down to medium-low and cooked for an hour


after 1 hour I added the chicken then let that simmer on low for 1.5 hours, skimming off fat as it went

after 1.5 hours I removed the chicken and bay leaves, chopped up the chicken then put it back in the pot with chopped green onions and another dash of salt because it needed it




made rice .. 2 cups rice, 4 cups water, 1 clove garlic, 1 bay leaf, 1 tbsp butter


rice done.


ate gumbo