Chicken-Sausage Gumbo

Title:
Chicken-Sausage Gumbo

Yield:
5 Servings

Categories:
Entree




Ingredients:





     1    Chicken, cut into 10 pieces


     1    Salt


     1    Garlic powder


     1    Cayenne pepper


     1 c  Onions, finely chopped


     1 c  Green bell pepper, finely


          -chopped


   3/4 c  Celery, finely chopped


 1 1/4 c  Flour


   1/2 ts Salt


   1/2 ts Garlic powder


   1/2 ts Cayenne pepper


     1    Vegetable oil for deep


          -frying


     7 c  Chicken stock, homemade or


          -canned


   1/2 lb Andouille smoked sausage,


          -cut into


     1 ts Garlic






 Cut extra fat from the chicken pieces.  Sprinkle each generously on both


 sides with salt, garlic powder and cayenne, rubbing the spices in after all


 three have been applied. Let stand at room temperature while you chop the


 vegetables and heat the oil.


 


 Chop the onions, bell pepper and celery, combine in a bowl, and set aside.


 


 In a large, heavy skillet, heat about 1 to 1 1/2 inches of oil until very


 hot 375 degrees F. to 400 degrees F. Leave about 1/2 inch of space below


 the top of the pan, so it won't overflow when you add the chicken pieces


 later. Use a deep fry thermometer if you have one.


 


 While the oil is heating, combine the flour, about 1/2 t salt, about 1/2 t


 garlic powder and about 1/2 t cayenne in a paper bag.  When the oil is


 almost hot enough, add the chicken pieces one or two at a time and shake


 until they are well-coated. Save about 1/2 cup of the leftover flour.


 


 Put the stock in a large kettle or Dutch oven and begin heating it to a


 boil. Fry the chicken until the crust is brown on both sides and the meat


 is cooked. This takes about 6 minutes a side for light meat, a bit longer


 for dark. Drain on paper towels. You may have to fry the chicken in two


 batches.


 


 Pour the hot oil into a glass measuring cup, being very careful to leave as


 many of the browned particles as possible in the pan.  Pour about 1/2 cup


 of the oil back into the pan and discard the rest.


 


 Place the pan over high heat.  Using a whisk, gradually stir in the


 leftover flour. Cook, whisking constantly, until this roux is dark


 red-brown (about 4 minutes). Be very careful not to scorch the mixture, or


 to splash any onto your skin as you stir. Remove from the heat, add the


 vegetable mixture all at once and stir until the vegetables are all coated.


 Return the pan to low heat and cook, stirring constantly, for about 5


 minutes.


 


 Check that the stock has reached a boil.  Add the vegetable mixture to the


 stock in spoonfuls, stirring with the whisk after each addition.  Return to


 a boil and stir in the andouille and the minced garlic. Simmer uncovered


 for about 45 minutes.


 


 While the gumbo is cooking, remove the skin from the chicken pieces, and


 cut off as much meat as you can. Cut the meat into small pieces (about 1/2


 inch cubes). When the gumbo is cooked, add the chicken meat.


 


 The original recipe did not call for this, but I take time to spoon off the


 fat from the top of the gumbo.  This is mostly oil, which does not solidify


 when you chill it.  You should be able to take off at least 1/2 cup.


 


 To serve as a main course, mound about 1/2 cup of cooked gumbo-style rice


 in a soup bowl, and ladle about 1 1/4 cups gumbo around the rice. For an


 appetizer, use about 1 T of rice and about     3/4 cup of gumbo.


 


 NOTES:


 


 *  Gumbo with chicken and Andouille sausage -- This is a recipe that I got


 originally from Paul Prudhomme's cookbook, "The Louisiana Kitchen." It is
a


 classic Louisiana dish. Serve with gumbo-style rice.


 


 *  Note about Andouille (pronounced an-DOO-ee) sausage:  this is a uniquely


 spiced, smoked sausage made mostly in Louisiana.  If you can get some, then


 use it; it makes a substantial difference to the recipe to use it.  If you


 can't, then try the Polish sausage kielbasa  as a substitute.  Do not


 substitute the sausage called "Louisiana Sausage" or "Louisiana Hot


 Sausage." It's not the same thing.


 


 : Difficulty:  moderate to hard.


 : Time:  1 hour preparation, 1 hour cooking.


 : Precision:  measure the seasonings.


 : Vicki O'Day


 : Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Palo Alto CA


 : hplabs!oday


 : Copyright (C) 1986 USENET Community Trust


 Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #340


 


 From: Gruenwald 


 


 Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 00:30:00 -0600