Chicken Crawfish And Sausage Gumbo Recipes

CAJUN CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE GUMBO

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. When hot, whisk in flour. Continue whisking until the roux has cooked to the color of chocolate milk, 8 to 10 minutes. Be careful not to burn the roux. If you see black specks in the mixture, start over.
• Stir onion, bell pepper, celery, and sausage into the roux; cook 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook another 5 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and Creole seasoning; blend thoroughly. Pour in the chicken broth and add the bay leaf. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Stir in the chicken, and simmer 1 hour more. Skim off any foam that floats to the top during the last hour.

DUPRE FAMILY CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE GUMBO

Steps:

• Peel back the skin from the chicken drumsticks and breasts without removing the skin, and make several deep cuts in the chicken meat. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of Cajun seasoning into the cuts and onto the meat, then replace the skin. Whisk 1/2 cup olive oil and white wine together in a bowl. Place the chicken into a large bowl, pour the olive oil mixture over, stir to coat, and refrigerate 1 hour.
• Remove the chicken pieces from the marinade, and discard the marinade. Heat 1/4 cup olive oil in a large skillet until the oil shimmers, and brown the chicken pieces over medium heat, working in batches if necessary, about 5 minutes per side. Place all the chicken pieces into a large soup pot, and pour the broth over the chicken. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook the chicken until tender, about 20 minutes.
• While the chicken is simmering, place the onion, green bell pepper, and celery into a skillet with 3 tablespoons of olive oil, and cook and stir until the onions are transparent and the peppers have softened, about 8 minutes. Set the onion mixture aside.
• Make a roux: mix flour and canola oil together in a nonstick pan, stirring the mixture together until smooth and lump-free. Heat over medium-high heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon and scraping the bottom of the pan to prevent burning. After about 5 minutes of stirring, the roux will begin to turn a pale golden color, and gently bubble and foam. Stir the roux until it turns the color of milk chocolate and gives off a nutty fragrance, about 30 to 40 more minutes. Watch carefully because it's easy to burn the roux. Pull the pan from the hot burner, and stir until the roux cools and stops cooking, about 5 more minutes.
• Stir the onion mixture and 1 cup of boiling water into the roux (be careful to avoid spattering), heat over medium heat until the mixture comes to a simmer, and whisk until the roux and water combine and become thick, about 10 minutes. Pour the thickened roux into the pot with the chicken, stir together, and add 9 more cups of boiling water. Season the gumbo with 2 more teaspoons of Cajun seasoning, or to taste, and bring the soup to a rolling boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for 1 hour.
• Sprinkle garlic powder and cayenne pepper over the smoked sausage, and brown in a skillet with 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Transfer the sausage into the soup, and simmer for 30 more minutes. Remove the chicken pieces, and take the chicken meat off the bones, discarding the skin and bones. Return the chicken meat to the soup. Simmer 15 more minutes, and skim off the layer of oil that has formed on top of the gumbo.
• While the gumbo is simmering, bring the rice and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Serve gumbo over hot, cooked rice with a generous sprinkling of chopped green onions over each serving.

CHICKEN, CRAWFISH, AND SAUSAGE GUMBO

Steps:

• Start by making the chicken stock. Boil the chicken and boullion in 10 cups of water.
• Make roux by browning the flour in the butter. Cook and stir until dark brown.
• Add the chopped vegetables to the roux and cook them until soft.
• Remove the chicken from the stock and set aside. Stir the roux mixture slowly into the hot stock.
• Add seasonings and tomatoes, okra, and sausages. Chop the chicken and add it back into the stock as well.
• Simmer on low heat for about 25 minutes. Adjust seasonings.
• Add the crawfish. Increase the heat and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring often.
• Remove from heat and let sit while you prepare rice.
• Serve over rice.

GUMBO WITH CRAWFISH, ANDOUILLE, AND CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine two tablespoons of flour, one teaspoon each of garlic and onion powder, and 1/2 teaspoon each on black pepper and salt. Add the chicken, toss to coat, and refrigerate for later.
• To make the roux: Heat a large Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot over medium-low heat. Add one cup of oil and 1 1/3 cup of flour and whisk constantly for 45-60 minutes until the roux is dark brown. *** The roux can be prepared in advance. It will keep in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to six months.
• Stir in the bell pepper, white onion, jalapeno (optional), and celery and cook stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, heat one tablespoon of oil in a skillet over high heat. Once hot, add the chicken and cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until brown. Transfer the chicken to a bowl. Add the andouille to the skillet and cook on each side for 1- 2 minutes until browned then transfer it to the bowl with the chicken.
• Add the garlic, oregano, thyme, one tablespoon each of garlic and onion powder, paprika, one tablespoon of salt, white pepper, and cayenne to the pot. Stir to combine and cook for 1-2 minutes.
• Add the chicken broth and use a whisk to break apart any clumps. Stir in the crawfish, andouille, chicken, okra, and bay leaves. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for at least 30-minutes. For best results, allow it to simmer for at least 3-4 hours if not all day!
• Serve warm over white rice garnished with freshly sliced scallions.