Chicken & Andouille Gumbo Recipe

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Chicken & Andouille Gumbo
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Ingredients
19
Count
Nutrition
791
Calories
Total time
150
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Heat 2 tbl.
  2. Of the peanut oil in a large dutch oven and fry the okra, stirring frequently, until it is no longer sticky (this usually takes about 10 minutes).
  3. Remove from the pan and set aside.
  4. In the same pan, stir in the flour and remaining oil, and cook over medium heat, stirring with a wooden spoon pretty constantly, until the roux turns a rich mahogany color (probably another 10 minutes, maybe 15- keep stirring!).
  5. Add all the remaining ingredients (including the okra) except for the chicken and the file' powder, stir to combine everything, bring to a good simmer, turn the heat to maintain a low simmer, partially cover, and let cook for about 1 1/2 hours.
  6. Taste, adjust the seasonings if needed.
  7. Add the chicken and simmer another 15 minutes.
  8. Mound the rice into the bowls, ladle the gumbo over top, then sprinkle each serving with a little bit of the file' powder.
  9. Serve with generous portions of hot cornbread.
  10. Note- I say poached chicken in this recipe because I always make my own chicken stock for the gumbo, and so use the cooked chicken from that for the gumbo.
  11. But if you are using chicken broth from a can, you can either (a) poach your chicken in the canned stock (making the stock richer), or (b) just add the raw chicken cubes to the gumbo and cook for 20-25 minutes before serving.
  12. Note 2- DO NOT make the mistake of adding the gumbo file to the cooking gumbo!
  13. First of all, it will taste odd.
  14. Second of all- you will end up with a solid, gelatinous, stringy mess!
  15. A tiny bit of file powder goes a very long way, and it's intended to be used as a condiment, not cooked with.
  16. It's thickening powers are tremendous.
  17. If you don't have file' powder and can't get it, you can do without it, but it does add to the authentic southern taste.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 791.1 Kcal (3312 kJ)
Calories from fat 453.88 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 50.43g 78%
Cholesterol 164.41mg 55%
Sodium 1884.88mg 79%
Potassium 1109.72mg 24%
Total Carbs 38.13g 13%
Sugars 10.18g 41%
Dietary Fiber 6.54g 26%
Protein 45.51g 91%
Vitamin C 64.4mg 107%
Vitamin A 0.5mg 17%
Iron 12.6mg 70%
Calcium 189.7mg 19%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 112.65 Kcal (472 kJ)
Calories from fat 64.63 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.18g 78%
Cholesterol 23.41mg 55%
Sodium 268.41mg 79%
Potassium 158.02mg 24%
Total Carbs 5.43g 13%
Sugars 1.45g 41%
Dietary Fiber 0.93g 26%
Protein 6.48g 91%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 107%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 17%
Iron 1.8mg 70%
Calcium 27mg 19%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 19.2
    Points
  • 21
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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