Chicken and Smoked-Sausage Gumbo

Name: Chicken and Smoked-Sausage Gumbo
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Cajun, Creole
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 414 milliliters canned crushed tomatoes in thick puree (one 15-ounce can); 0 teaspoons cayenne; 2 ribs celery, chopped; 946 milliliters canned low-sodium chicken broth or homemade stock; 3 Tbsps cooking oil; 2 teaspoons dried thyme; 3 Tbsps flour; 1 green bell pepper, chopped; 0 teaspoons fresh-ground black pepper; 283 grams package frozen sliced okra; 1 onion, chopped; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 177 milliliters long-grain rice; 2 teaspoons salt; 454 grams boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 3/4-inch pieces; 227 grams smoked sausage, halved lengthwise and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch slices

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Chicken and Smoked-Sausage Gumbo a try. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 632 calories, 39g of protein, and 30g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 38% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. A mixture of celery, thyme, sausage, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the rice you could follow this main course with the Rice Pudding as a dessert. It is a rather pricey recipe for fans of Creole food.

Instructions

In a large stainless-steel pot, heat the oil over moderate heat.

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Whisk in the flour and cook, whisking, until starting to brown, about 4 minutes. Reduce the heat to moderately low. Stir in the onion, celery, and bell pepper and cook until starting to soften, about 7 minutes.

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Celery

All Purpose Flour

Onion

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Add the okra, bay leaf, thyme, oregano, salt, black pepper, cayenne, and tomatoes. Cover and cook for 5 minutes.

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Stir in the broth and the smoked sausage. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

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Add the chicken and cook until just done, 4 to 5 minutes longer.

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Whole Chicken

Remove the bay leaf.

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Meanwhile, bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Stir in the rice and boil until just done, 10 to 12 minutes.

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Rice

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Drain. Put a mound of rice in the center of each bowl. Ladle the gumbo around the rice.

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Rice

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Wine Recommendation: No region of the wine world is producing more exciting wine bargains than the Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. Try any one of their sturdy reds with this hearty gumbo.

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Servings:

bay leaf 414milliliters

canned crushed tomatoes in thick puree (one 15-ounce can)0teaspoons

cayenne 2ribs

celery, chopped 946milliliters

canned low-sodium chicken broth or homemade stock 3Tbsps

cooking oil 2teaspoons

dried thyme 3Tbsps

flour 1

green bell pepper, chopped 0teaspoons

fresh-ground black pepper 283grams

package frozen sliced okra 1

onion, chopped 1teaspoon

dried oregano 177milliliters

long-grain rice 2teaspoons

salt 454grams

boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 3/4-inch pieces 227grams

smoked sausage, halved lengthwise and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch slices

Recommended wine: Albarino, Rose Wine, Sauvignon Blanc

Albarino, rosé Wine, and Sauvignon Blanc are great choices for Cajun. These low-tannin, lower alcohol wines will complement the heat in spicy cajun dishes, instead of making your mouth burn more. You could try Palacio de Fefinanes Albarino. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 22 dollars per bottle.