Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 c Oil 1 ea Chicken; cut up or boned
1 1/2 lb Andouille sausage; or kielb 1 c Flour
3 3/4 c Onions; chopped 2 c Celery; chopped
2 c Green pepper; chopped 3 ts Garlic; chopped
8 1/2 c Chicken stock 1 x Salt
1 x Cayenne pepper 2 c Green onion; chopped
1 x File 1 x Cream sherry
1 x Cooked rice

Season and brown chicken in oil (lard, bacon drippings) over med-hi
heat. Add sausage (cut in 1/4" rounds) to pot and saute with chicken.
Remove both from pot. Make roux with equal parts of oil and flour to
desired color (I make a dark chestnut color). Add onions, celery,
green pepper, and later garlic to roux, stir continuously until
vegetables reach desired tenderness. Return chicken and sausage to
pot and cook with vegetables, continuing to stir frequently.
Gradually stir in liquid and bring to boil. Reduce to simmer and cook
for an hour or more. Season to taste. Approximately 10 minutes
before serving, add green onions. Gumbo may or may not be served over
rice. Adding sherry at the table is also an option. File may be
placed on the table for individuals to add to their gumbo if they
wish. 1/4 to 1/2 tsp per serving is recommended. File - a fine green
powder that is young dried and ground sassafras leaves, used in gumbo
for flavor and thickening. The word file means to twist or make
threads. If you put the file directly into the gumbo while it is
cooking, that is what you will end up with, a liquid that is rather
stringy as you bring your spoon out of the bowl. Ugh! Do it right,
let each person add their own at the table. If making roux over very
high heat, the oil you use must be free of food particles to avoid
burning. If you scorch your roux, even slightly, while you are making
it, throw it out, and start over again after you have thoroughly
cleaned the pot. When making an okra gumbo, add 4-6 cups of cut okra
to trinity, saute, and cook together with roux. (remember, the Cajun
cooking trinity is onions, celery and green pepper).
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