re: What kind of chicken do you use in your gumbo?

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Boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut up into small pieces

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Absolutely not this.

I caught some shite for mentioning Thomas Kellar's roasted chicken recipe for gumbo a few days ago (and maybe being a dick in the process) but it is the way to go. Like glassman said, the meat is ready to add and you have cooked bones ready to roast with your vegetables to make your stock. It makes a huge difference.

thighs or leg quarters

Boneless thighs in gumbo and jambalaya

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I use whatever I have and whatever is left over. Isn't that what a gumbo is?

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Exactly.

Funny how people try to overcomplicate gumbo.

I use deli roasted chickens. The bones/carcass make a great stock.

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What kind of chicken do you use in your gumbo?

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I really like to de-bone a rotisserie chicken but if not i have some home raised chickens in the freezer.

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I like yours better.

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So question about your roasted stock

When you do the roasting do you put some sort of wire rack on top of a pan for the fat to drip into?

What is your pan set up in the oven? I'm only asking because you mentioned the lack of grease. That sounds appealing to my fat arse

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Yes. I buy leg quarters (the big cheap 10# bags).

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I get a 12 pack or a fif and sit out on the patio the night before and grill them.

I love turkey gumbo either with smoked or roasted turkey and prefer more of the dark meat than the white, though I don't find the white turkey meat to be as dry as the white chicken.

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Try roasting it and taking the meat off. Then roast the bones on a bed of onions, carrots and celery.

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Done this the last couple times sans the carrots. Did it with some duck bones too. Makes for a badass stock..