INGREDIENTS
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1 tablespoon smoked sweet paprika or sweet paprika, a palmful
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1 1/2 teaspoons coriander, half a palmful
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1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin, half a palmful
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1 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper, half a palmful
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A few sprigs fresh thyme, leaves picked and chopped
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2 fresh bay leaves
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1 large onion, chopped
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1 large green bell pepper or 2 small, chopped
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2 red or green chiles, chopped
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2 ribs celery, chopped
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4 cloves garlic, chopped or sliced
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2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken, cut into large pieces
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Salt and freshly ground black pepper
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1/2 cup flour, plus more for dredging
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2 tablespoons plus 1/2 cup peanut or vegetable oil
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1 pound andouille sausage
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1 (15-ounce) can stewed tomatoes or diced tomatoes with chiles
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1 (12-ounce) bottle beer
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6 cups chicken stock
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12 ounces lump crabmeat or shrimp, peeled and deveined*
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*Cook's Note: If serving later in work-week, pick up seafood fresh, if serving on cook-night or as second night's meal pick up crab or shrimp with your big-shop.
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1 bunch scallions, trimmed and chopped
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1 teaspoons hot sauce
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Serving suggestion: Scallion rice.