Fresh Andoille in gumbo

You can cook it in the oven first to keep it from falling apart. Or brown it in the pot first and don't worry about it falling apart.

I would cook in down first to seperate the fat and throw it in there

Where did you buy your Andouille? Did you make it yourself?


If you bought it at a store or a smokehouse there's a 99% chance it's smoked. I don't know of any place that sells "uncooked" andouille. Basically andouille is the same thing as smoked sausage except it's in a bigger casing and they use use bigger grinder holes when grinding it. Otherwise the recipe is the same.