Chicken-and-Sausage Gumbo
Jess Jackson asks for this ersatz gumbo every time he visits his Kentucky farm. “He always says, ‘We should have this once a week,’ ” Huffman says. “Then, when he’s about halfway through the bowl—‘OK, twice a week.’ It’s not authentic gumbo, but Creole flavors have crept up to Kentucky.”
Chicken-and-Sausage Gumbo
Chicken-and-Sausage Gumbo
© Amanda Marsalis
Chicken-and-Sausage Gumbo
- ACTIVE: 45 MIN
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TOTAL TIME:
1 HR 5 MIN
- SERVINGS: 6
Ingredients
- 1 whole, bone-in chicken breast with skin (about 1 1/2 pounds)
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Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
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1 tablespoon vegetable oil
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1 pound andouille sausage links
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2 celery ribs, cut into 1/3-inch dice
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1 red bell pepper, diced
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1 medium onion, diced
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4 garlic cloves, minced
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1/4 cup all-purpose flour
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2 tablespoons tomato paste
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4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
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One 15-ounce can diced tomatoes
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3 scallions, thinly sliced
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2 cups cooked white long-grain rice
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Tabasco sauce, for serving
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Directions
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper. In a heavy pot, heat the oil until shimmering. Add the chicken, skin side down, and cook over moderately high heat until browned on the bottom, 5 minutes; turn over and cook until browned on the second side, 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate and discard the skin.
- In the same pan, brown the sausages over moderately high heat, 5 minutes. Transfer to the plate with the chicken.
- Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the fat from the pot. Add the celery, bell pepper and onion and cook over moderate heat until lightly browned, 10 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the flour and the tomato paste and cook, stirring, until the flour smells nutty, 5 minutes. Add the broth and tomatoes; bring to a simmer. Add the chicken and sausages to the pot. Cover and simmer over low heat until the chicken is cooked through.
- Transfer the chicken and sausages to a cutting board. Shred the chicken into bite-size pieces. Slice the sausages into 1/2-inch-thick rounds. Return both to the pot and stir in the scallions and rice. Simmer until heated through, 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper and serve with Tabasco.
Chicken-and-Sausage Gumbo
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