Mmm....Chicken gumbo. Homemade and it's ALL MINE.

[Liberal Veteran]

Yummmy!

[TheCentepedeShoes]

1. No It's Not!

I'm heading to your house right now. Of course I don't know where you live - I'll just follow the aroma. :9

[Darth_Kitten]

2. What makes gumbo gumbo?

:shrug: :D

[Liberal Veteran]

4. Roux my friend. Always the roux.

:)

[CatWoman]

3. LV

Would you please post the recipe?

thanks.

[Liberal Veteran]

5. This is what I use.

1/3 cups all-purpose flour

1/3 cup of butter.

3 cups chicken broth, defatted

2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (8 oz. total), diced

1 (10 oz.) package frozen cut okra, thawed

1/2 cup chopped onions

1/3 cup chopped celery

4 cloves garlic, minced

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper

2 bay leaves

2 cups hot cooked rice (optional)


Melt the butter in a deep deep pot. Put in the flour and stir until it becomes a dark roux.

Stir in the vegetables.

Stir in the the chicken stock or broth.

Add the garlic and pepper and bay leaves.

Add the diced cooked chicken (which I usually have already cooked to make the stock).

Simmer for about an hour.

I like to steam the rice separetely and at it at the end, but you can add uncooked rice and simmer till it's cooked.