Recipe: Appetizing Brad's chicken and sausage gumbo

Brad's chicken and sausage gumbo. Reviews for: Photos of Cajun Chicken and Sausage Gumbo. I only used half the roux because I like my gumbo thicker. Categories: Gumbo Recipes Chicken Recipes Poultry Sausage Recipes.

Rub four teaspoons of the mixture over the chicken. Continue adding the roux mixture, half a cup at a time, always stirring rapidly and constantly. Add the smoked sausage and stir. You can Cook Brad's chicken and sausage gumbo using 20 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Brad's chicken and sausage gumbo

1. Lets Go Prepare of chicken thighs with bone and skin.
2. Lets Go Prepare of Seasoned flour to dredge chicken.
3. Lets Go Prepare of lg yellow onion, chopped.
4. What You needis of red & 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped.
5. Lets Go Prepare of celery stalks, chopped.
6. Lets Go Prepare of roma tomatoes, chopped.
7. Lets Go Prepare of garlic, peeled and smashed.
8. What You needis of cream sherry.
9. What You needis of shortening.
10. What You needis of flour.
11. It's of water.
12. It's of granulated chicken bouillon.
13. It's of dried oregano.
14. Lets Go Prepare of smoked paprika.
15. Lets Go Prepare of white pepper.
16. What You needis of Cajun seasoning to taste. I like it spicy so I used a fair bit.
17. Lets Go Prepare of frozen okra.
18. What You needis of andouille sausage, sliced 1/2 inch thick.
19. What You needis of prepared white rice.
20. It's of Gumbo filé.

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Brad's chicken and sausage gumbo step by step

1. Place seasoned flour into a lg ziplock bag. Add chicken and seal. Shake well to coat evenly. Heat canola oil in a lg frying pan just under medium heat. Fry chicken covered until golden brown on both sides. Set aside..
2. In the same pan, reserve 2 tbs of the chicken grease. Add onions, peppers, and celery. Fry on medium heat until onions are translucent..
3. Meanwhile in a lg Dutch oven, melt shortening on medium heat. Add flour and mix thoroughly. Stir almost constantly until the roux becomes almost a chocolate brown and smells very nutty. This takes a while, but is the base Flavor of the dish. If it starts to smell burnt. Start over..
4. Add tomatoes and garlic to the onion mixture. Keep frying until about half of the liquid from the onions evaporates. Add sherry. Bring to a simmer until half of that liquid evaporates..
5. When the roux is done it will be a nice caramel color. Slowly add the onion mixture to it. Continue to stir constantly. Add water and mix thoroughly. Add the fried chicken, bouillon and spices. Bring to a simmer and simmer for an hour uncovered. Stir every 5-10 minutes.
6. Adjust seasonings to taste. Add okra and sausage. Simmer for another 20 minutes..
7. In a bowl, plate rice off to one side. Add gumbo to the bowl, and top with a chicken thigh. Sprinkle a little gumbo filé on top and serve immediately. Enjoy..

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