Andouille and Chicken Gumbo with File

Category: Soups, Stews and Chili

Cuisine: Cajun

Ready in 4 hours

Ingredients

4 Garlic Cloves; (4 to 5)

1 4-Pound Hen; (4 to 6)

3/4 c All-purpose flour

3 c Rice; cooked

1 1/2 c Celery chopped

1 lb Smoked Sausage; sliced

2 1/2 c Onions; chopped

File

1 lb Andouille; sliced

3/4 c Green Onions chopped

3/4 c Parsley chopped

4 ts Black pepper

1/2 c Cooking oil

6 qt Water


Directions

Heat water in large pot. Cut hen into serving pieces. Season with 2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Brown in hot oil. Remove chicken and set aside. Add flour to drippings. Scrape bottom of skillet to loosen drippings. Make a medium-brown roux. Add onions and celery. Continue cooking 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Add roux to hot water. Stir until dissolved. Add hen, andouille, sausage and remaining salt and pepper. Simmer; remove andouille and sausage, when tender, set aside. Continue cooking until chicken is tender, about 2 hours. Add andouille, sausage, green onions, and parsley. Adjust seasoning if necessary. Cook 15 minutes longer. Add file, allowing 1/4 teaspoon per serving. Makes 4-1/2 quarts. Serve over cooked rice. Festival: Bridge City Gumbo Festival; October 13-15, 1995 Recipe: Jeanne Daunie Recipe by: New Orleans Recipes Posted to EAT-L Digest by wilson@tfs.net on Jun 21, 1996

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