Chicken and shrimp gumbo

Name: Chicken and shrimp gumbo
Cuisine: American, Southern
Ingredients: One chicken; 1 pound shrimp; Half a cup flour; 1/2 cup fat -vegetable oil -butter -shortening -Bacon grease; 2 onions chopped -1/2 onion quartered; two green bell peppers chopped; Two ribs of celery chopped; four cloves of garlic minced; 3 quarts chicken broth; 4 fresh tomatoes chopped -or one can of diced tomatoes and one fresh tomato; 2 pounds of okra; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce; 1 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper; 1 teaspoon of thyme; 2 teaspoon parsley; 1 teaspoon sage; 1/2 teaspoon tarragon; 3 bay leaves; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; Salt and pepper to taste; Pinch Gumbo filé

13 steps

This is a combination of chicken gumbo and seafood gumbo.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:10:17 GMT

Ingredients

0 servings

Instructions

Step 1

Cover chicken with water and boil with one Bayleaf, lemon juice, 1t parsley, salt & pepper, and quartered onion until mostly cooked through.

Step 2

Add shrimp to chicken and cook until shrimp is pink.

Step 3

Strain shrimp and chicken and reserve broth

Step 4

Peel shrimp and debone chicken and set aside

Step 5

Make roux in a large Dutch oven with fat and flour. Do not burn!!

Step 6

Add onions peppers and celery to the roux.

Step 7

Stir in garlic once veggies are tender

Step 8

Stir in broth, and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.

Step 9

Add tomatoes, okra, Worcestershire sauce, remaining parsley, sage, remaining bay leaves, tarragon, thyme, crushed red pepper, salt and black pepper, and bring to a boil.

Step 10

Cover and simmer on lower heat for 30 minutes

Step 11

Add chicken and simmer for 15 minutes on lowest heat

Step 12

Add shrimp and simmer for 10 minutes on lowest heat.

Step 13

Serve over rice with crackers and garnish with gumbo file.