florisandy
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CAJUN CHICKEN AND ANDOUILLE FILÉ GUMBO
I had this for dinner last night and I just loved the deep earthy flavor that’s derived from the dark brown roux. This is the first gumbo I’ve made and it’s very time consuming but worth it.
I used approximately 3 lbs. of boneless, skinless chicken thighs browned in two batches in my 7.5 qt. Dutch oven that’s the perfect size. I used the following:
Aidell’s precooked andouille
Wondra flour
1/2 chopped red bell pepper (I don’t like green)
Kitchen Basics’ low sodium chicken stock
Muir Glen fire roasted diced tomatoes (14 oz. can)
Be sure to add the garlic along with the onions, etc. as the recipe omitted that instruction.
I did seem to have some technical difficulties in making this… Although the oil was very hot, the chicken stuck even after turning only once after four minutes each side. I frantically scraped up the large chicken bits and put them on the plated chicken before adding the flour. After adding the flour, I stirred and scraped the bottom consistently with a wooden spoon. It took less than 15 minutes for the roux to darken to a thick, dark brown chocolate color keeping the heat on medium-high. The bottom of my Le Creuset was black but mostly dissolved soon after stirring in the stock. After soaking the pot, I used a little Bar Keeper’s Friend that removed the blackish stain.
The recipe indicates adding one can of tomatoes so I added a 14 oz. can. I think another can would work better. It only took about 50 minutes of simmering to finish.
I stirred in the filé powder to the serving bowls but it didn’t help much to thicken. If it wasn’t so late, I would have served it over brown rice but I’ll do that tonight and I have tons left.
http://www.theworldwidegourmet.com/recipes/cajun-chicken-and-andouille-file-gumbo/
I had this for dinner last night and I just loved the deep earthy flavor that’s derived from the dark brown roux. This is the first gumbo I’ve made and it’s very time consuming but worth it.
I used approximately 3 lbs. of boneless, skinless chicken thighs browned in two batches in my 7.5 qt. Dutch oven that’s the perfect size. I used the following:
Aidell’s precooked andouille
Wondra flour
1/2 chopped red bell pepper (I don’t like green)
Kitchen Basics’ low sodium chicken stock
Muir Glen fire roasted diced tomatoes (14 oz. can)
Be sure to add the garlic along with the onions, etc. as the recipe omitted that instruction.
I did seem to have some technical difficulties in making this… Although the oil was very hot, the chicken stuck even after turning only once after four minutes each side. I frantically scraped up the large chicken bits and put them on the plated chicken before adding the flour. After adding the flour, I stirred and scraped the bottom consistently with a wooden spoon. It took less than 15 minutes for the roux to darken to a thick, dark brown chocolate color keeping the heat on medium-high. The bottom of my Le Creuset was black but mostly dissolved soon after stirring in the stock. After soaking the pot, I used a little Bar Keeper’s Friend that removed the blackish stain.
The recipe indicates adding one can of tomatoes so I added a 14 oz. can. I think another can would work better. It only took about 50 minutes of simmering to finish.
I stirred in the filé powder to the serving bowls but it didn’t help much to thicken. If it wasn’t so late, I would have served it over brown rice but I’ll do that tonight and I have tons left.
http://www.theworldwidegourmet.com/recipes/cajun-chicken-and-andouille-file-gumbo/