Chicken And Sausage Gumbo

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 teaspoons pepper, freshly ground
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon file powder
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup flour
• 3/4 cup onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups celery, diced (4 stalks)
• 3/4 cup green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 1/2 quarts rich chicken broth
• 1 lb andouille sausages or 1 lb kielbasa, thinly sliced
• 1 (8 ounce) can corn, drained
• 1 1/2 teaspoons creole seasoning
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce
• 4 cups cooked rice, to serve

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, mix together the black pepper, cayenne pepper, paprika, mustard, filé powder, garlic powder, and salt.
• 2 rub about 4 teaspoons of this spice mixture on the chicken pieces.
• 3 in a large frying pan (preferably cast iron), heat oil over medium-high heat.
• 4 combine flour and 2 teaspoons of spice mixture in a freezer bag.
• 5 add chicken pieces, a few at a time, and shake to coat.
• 6 brown chicken in oil on 1 side (2 minutes) then turn over and cook for another 3 minutes (reserve excess flour).
• 7 drain chicken on paper towels.
• 8 reduce heat to medium and make roux by adding reserved flour mixture to the oil; cook, whisk constantly, until flour turns nut brown (roux should immediately start browning, but be very careful not to let it burn; lower heat if necessary because if black spots appear it's ruined and you have to start over).
• 9 add the onion, green pepper, and celery to the roux; remove from heat.
• 10 in large dutch oven, bring stock to a boil.
• 11 whisk 1/2 cup stock into the roux, then gradually add the roux to the stock remaining in the pot, stirring with a whisk.
• 12 add sausage and corn, and cook for 15 minutes, stirring often.
• 13 add chicken, creole seasoning, bay leaf, garlic, and hot pepper sauce, and cook for 40 minutes.
• 14 serve over rice.