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gumbo

Recipe by
Janie Tunstall
Nashville, TN

Every cook needs a great Gumbo recipe , Gumbo is different every time you make it and can be made of almost anything including Gumbo Zerbes made of just Greens.

method Stove Top

Ingredients For gumbo

  • 8 lg
    bone in skin on fat chicken thighs
  • 1 lb
    andouille sausage ir choice
  • 2 md
    onions chopped
  • 2 md
    green bell peppers, chopped
  • 1 bunch
    fresh parsley chopped fine
  • 4 bunch
    green onions chopped , divided in 2 batches
  • 1 pt
    roux, will use about 1/2 pint
  • SEASONINGS
  • 4 Tbsp
    worchestshire
  • salt and pepper
  • garlic powder
  • fresh lemon
  • tony's or zatarains or both

How To Make gumbo

  • 1
    Place chicken and onion , green pepper, half the green onions and parsley in large stew pot . cover well with water as this will boil for a while.Add about 1/4 jar Roux. Count the pieces of chicken , as the skin loosens remove the chicken skins from the broth. Do the same for the chicken bones as the meat releases from them . Count skins and bones as you take them out to be sure you get them all out.
  • 2
    While chicken is boiling and getting tender slice and fry the sausage to reduce the grease in it then add it to the chicken in the pot.
  • 3
    Add more Roux, Worchestshire Sauce and fresh lemon squeeze and basic seasonings salt pepper and garlic powder. depending on taste add the Tony's , Zatarains or whatever your favorite is. I go easy and have them on the side so each individual can kick it up the way they like it.
  • 4
    Serve over Rice with lots of fresh green onion garnish .
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