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Gumbo Recipe
Gumbo makes a delicious meal anytime of the year. Get this wonderful recipe, along with the quick-fix version for an amazing Gumbo you'll love to make!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs 10 mins
Total Time
2 hrs 40 mins
Servings: 10
Calories: 408 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 (2-3) pound whole chicken
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 medium onion diced
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 2 bell pepper deseeded and diced
- 2 cups sliced okra
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 pound smoked sausage cut into 1-inch slices
- 1 cup diced smoked ham
- 1 (14-ounce) can diced tomatoes , with juices
- 1 (14-ounce) can diced tomatoes with peppers , with juices
- 1 (10-ounce) can Navy beans
- 2 tablespoons Ole Bay seasoning
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 cups chicken stock or broth
- 1 pound raw small shrimp peeled, deveined, and cleaned
- 4 cups cooked white rice optional
Instructions
- Place chicken into a large Dutch oven. Cover with water plus about 2 inches. Bring to a boil over medium heat and simmer for about 2 hours. Remove chicken from water and set-aside to cool. Add butter, onion, celery, bell pepper, okra, and garlic to chicken stock.
- Pull chicken from the bone and add back to the stock. Add in Polish sausage, and ham. Cook for about 10 minutes to allow all the juices to incorporate.
- Pour in diced tomatoes and diced tomatoes with peppers. Smash Navy beans with a fork while in the can and then pour into the Gumbo along with Ole Bay seasoning and bay leaves.
- Bring Gumbo to a boil and stir in additional chicken stock. Cook for 10-15 minutes and then stir in shrimp. Cook until shrimp has turned pink, about 5 more minutes.
- Remove bay leaves from the Gumbo and the Dutch oven from the heat. Serve Gubmo over rice (optional) or by itself.
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Notes
- Alternately, you may use a rotisserie chicken rather than cooking a whole chicken, if desired. If doing so, I recommend the following changes to recipe: Heat Dutch oven over medium heat. Melt butter and add onion, celery, bell pepper, okra and garlic. Saute until tender, about 3-5 minutes. Continue with remaining steps of the original recipe and add 4 cups of chicken stock to Gumbo when recipe calls for 2 cups. Using rotisserie chicken will reduce cooking time by 2 hours.
Nutrition Information
Calories
408kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
30g
(60%)
Fat
28g
(43%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
12g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
157mg
(52%)
Sodium
1016mg
(42%)
Potassium
543mg
(16%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
558IU
(11%)
Vitamin C
28mg
(31%)
Calcium
71mg
(7%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 408
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 408kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 30g | 60% |
| Fat | 28g | 43% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 157mg | 52% |
| Sodium | 1016mg | 42% |
| Potassium | 543mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 558IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 28mg | 31% |
| Calcium | 71mg | 7% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.