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Smoked Sausage and Chicken Gumbo
Smoked Sausage and Chicken Gumbo is a classic taste of the south. This mouthwatering recipe won me first prize at a family gumbo cook off!
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h 30m⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 2h👤 Kristin Porter📖 iowagirleats
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●dutch oven
- ●oven
- ●whisk
- ●wooden spoon
- ●cutting board
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium-high heat. Add sausage then saute until browned, ⏱️ 5-7 minutes. Transfer to a plate then set aside. Season both sides of chicken thighs with 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning then place skin side down in Dutch oven. Sear on both sides until golden brown, ⏱️ 3-4 minutes a side (does not need to be cooked through,) then transfer to plate with sausage and set aside.
2
Remove Dutch oven from heat for a few minutes to cool slightly then place back over medium-low heat. Add remaining 3 Tablespoons oil then sprinkle in flour and whisk constantly until mixture is the color of caramel, ⏱️ 10-15 minutes (this is your roux.) Add bell pepper, celery, and shallot or onion then saute until vegetables are slightly tender, ⏱️ 5 minutes, scraping the bottom of the Dutch oven often with a wooden spoon to make sure roux doesn't burn. Add garlic and tomato paste then saute for one more minute.
garlic (minced)2 clovestomato paste2 Tablespoons
3
Slowly drizzle in the chicken broth while using the wooden spoon to scrape up any bits on the bottom. Add remaining chicken broth, remaining 1 Tablespoon Cajun seasoning, bay leaves, smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, sauted sausage and chicken thighs then turn heat up to bring gumbo to a boil. Turn heat down to medium then simmer uncovered for 1-1/⏱️ 2 hours, occasionally skimming off any fat that rises to the top.
chicken broth7 cupsbay leaves2
4
Transfer chicken to a cutting board then remove and discard skin and bones. Shred chicken then add back into the gumbo. Remove bay leaves then taste and adjust seasonings if necessary. Serve over cooked white rice.
bay leaves2cooked white rice (for serving)
Nutrition Facts
calories
547 kcal
fat Content
42 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
4 g
sodium Content
1675 mg
protein Content
31 g
trans Fat Content
0.3 g
cholesterol Content
157 mg
carbohydrate Content
12 g
saturated Fat Content
11 g
unsaturated Fat Content
27 g
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