File Chicken Gumbo

Recipe courtesy Tanya Holland

Show: Melting PotEpisode: Soul Kitchen - Soul Market

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (8)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(8)

Cook Time:
3 hr 0 min
Level:
--
Yield:
6 to 8 servings

Times:

Prep: 50 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 3 hr 0 min
Total:: 3 hr 50 min

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Ingredients

Stock:

1 (3 1/2-pound) chicken, cut into 8 pieces
2 ribs celery, roughly chopped
3 carrots, roughly chopped
2 onions, roughly chopped
2 bay leaves
Bouquet garni
5 quarts water
1/4 cup vegetable oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 onions, chopped finely
2 green peppers, chopped finely
3 ribs celery, chopped finely
1 pound andouille or other spicy pork sausage, thinly sliced
2 cups peeled, chopped tomatoes
1 tablespoon double concentrate tomato paste
2 1/2 quarts chicken stock
1 pound fresh or 20 ounces frozen okra, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
Hot pepper sauce and cayenne pepper
Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon gumbo file powder
Chopped parsley, for garnish
3 pieces scallion, julienned into 2-inch pieces, for garnish

Directions

To make chicken stock, place all ingredients into 8-quart stockpot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes, skimming impurities off the top. Remove chicken pieces. Allow chicken to cool, remove meat from bones, and then return bones to stock. Reserve chicken meat for the gumbo. Continue to simmer stock for additional 2 1/2 hours.

To make gumbo, begin by heating oil in a large pot (preferably an enameled cast iron or other heavy-bottomed pot) and cooking garlic, onions, peppers, and celery until soft and translucent. Add sausage, tomatoes, tomato paste, and stock. Bring to boil, reduce to simmer and add okra and reserved cooked chicken meat. Season with hot pepper sauce, cayenne, salt, pepper, and file. Simmer for 1 hour until flavors meld together. Stir in chopped parsley. Serve over hot rice and garnish with julienned scallions.

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Diane Thousand Oaks, CA 02-18-2010
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Sounds good but directions a bit off
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

The opening line should read: "Place all ingredients up to and including 5 qts of water into a stockpot." Then the rest of... the recipe makes sense.Read more
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John Oakland, CA 03-22-2009
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Question...
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

The recipe says "To make chicken stock, place all ingredients into 8-quart stockpot. " -- you don't put ALL ingredients in... though, right? Sounds like a great recipe and I'd like to make it (correctly) -- thanks. Read more
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kimberly Garland, TX 08-24-2006
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Very Good Recipe
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The recipe was simple and easy to follow. To save time, I used low sodium chicken broth and added a little water to my pot. ... I also used stewed season tomatoes instead of fresh tomatoes. My gumbo came out great. Your family will love this recipe.Read more
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STAN Cypress, TX 11-26-2005
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I LOVED IT!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This has become a holiday tradition for us. It's a nice break from the turkey and trimmings routine, plus it's a lot... healthier. I made a low fat version (using Soy Chorizo instead of sausage) and it actually made the stock more hearty. Definitely use stock from the store if you don't have a ton of time. I juiced it up with hot sauce and the flavor was great.Read more
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Anonymous 10-25-2005
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Excellent and Easy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I purchased a high quality chicken broth and added cooked chicken breasts to save time.
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KURT euless, TX 10-06-2005
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Amazing
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This stuff is "liquid gold". The key is the homemade stock.