Louisiana Gumbo

Name: Louisiana Gumbo
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Yield: 12 servings.
Cuisine: North America, Cajun
Ingredients: 1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 3-1/2 pounds), cut up; 2 quarts water; 3/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup canola oil; 1/2 cup sliced green onions; 1/2 cup chopped onion; 1/2 cup chopped green pepper; 1/2 cup chopped sweet red pepper; 1/2 cup chopped celery; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 pound smoked sausage, cut into 1-inch cubes; 1/2 pound fully cooked ham, cut into 3/4-inch cubes; 1/2 pound fresh or frozen uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined; 1 cup fresh or frozen sliced okra; 1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce; Sliced green onions, optional

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Cook: 1-3/4 hours + cooling YIELD: 12 servings.

Gumbo is a stew-like dish made with meat or seafood, tomatoes, sweet bell peppers and okra. You can serve it with hot pepper sauce on the side so guests can add their own heat. —Gloria Mason, Springhill, Louisiana

Ingredients

1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 3-1/2 pounds), cut up
2 quarts water
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup canola oil
1/2 cup sliced green onions
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1/2 cup chopped sweet red pepper
1/2 cup chopped celery
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 pound smoked sausage, cut into 1-inch cubes
1/2 pound fully cooked ham, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
1/2 pound fresh or frozen uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 cup fresh or frozen sliced okra
1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
Sliced green onions, optional

Directions

1. Place the chicken and water in a Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until chicken is tender, 30-45 minutes.
2. Remove chicken; cool. Reserve 6 cups broth. Remove chicken from bones; cut into bite-size pieces.
3. In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, mix flour and oil until smooth; cook and stir over medium-low heat until browned, 2-3 minutes. Stir in onions, peppers, celery and garlic; cook until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in sausage, ham and reserved broth and chicken; cover and simmer for 45 minutes.
4. Add shrimp, okra, beans, salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce; cover and simmer until shrimp turn pink, 2-4 minutes. If desired, serve with green onions and additional hot pepper sauce.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 397 calories, 24g fat (5g saturated fat), 97mg cholesterol, 643mg sodium, 15g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 3g fiber), 30g protein.