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The Authentic Cajun Gumbo I Make for Family Gatherings

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Prep
15 min
Cook
90 min
Total
105 min
Serves
10
Calories
400 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cupvegetable oil, divided
  • 1 lbboneless/skinless chicken thighs, cut into pieces
  • 3 teaspoonsCreole Cajun Seasoning – homemade or store-bought, divided, plus more to taste
  • 12 ouncesandouille sausage, sliced into rounds
  • 1 largeonion, chopped
  • 2 largegreen bell peppers, chopped
  • 3 stalkscelery, green part only, chopped
  • 8 clovesgarlic, finely minced or pressed
  • 1 cupall-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoonground white pepper
  • 4 leavesbay leaves
  • 64 ounceslow-sodium chicken broth or stock
  • 16 ounceslump crab meat
  • 2 cupschopped okra, fresh or frozen
  • 1 lbraw large shrimp, peeled & deveined
  • 3 teaspoonspure ground gumbo filé
  • —Hot sauce (preferably Louisiana-style!)
  • —cooked white rice
  • —sliced scallions or chopped parsley

Instructions

  1. 1

    In a large heavy-bottomed dutch oven or stockpot over medium heat, pour in ¼ cup of oil. Once the oil is hot and shimmering, gently swirl the pot around to evenly coat the bottom...

  2. 2

    In the same pot over medium heat, add the onion, bell peppers, and celery. Sauté the mixture...

  3. 3

    Pour in the remaining 1 cup of oil over medium-high heat. Once the oil is nice and hot...

  4. 4

    Once the roux is nice and chocolatey-brown, add the browned chicken/sausage...

  5. 5

    Now add the crab meat into the pot, stirring well to make sure that the crab and other ingredients are combined...

  6. 6

    Ladle cajun gumbo into individual serving bowls. Carefully add a little helping of cooked rice right on top...