My Wife's cousins came in from Mississippi to stay the weekend. Since they were her my Wife informed her sister they were here so the decided to come visit her cousins too. I decided to cook up a big 'ol batch of chicken and sausage gumbo in the fish fry pot. I would have liked to add shrimp, but my Wife is highly allergic and a trip to the ER wasn't in the plans.
After par-cooking the seasoned chicken ans sausage in bacon drippings, I added more bacon drippings and flour to start the roux.
The beginning of the roux.
After almost two hours of near continuous stirring, I finally got the color and smell I was looking for.
I added the veggies in and it looked like they were swimming in molasses.
After a little bit, the chicken and sausage were added back in with some seasoning and hot sauce to simmer for a while.
Cooked up some rice and served up with some fresh parsley on top.
I like my gumbo thick. I have had it before where it is just too broth-y for me. This turned out just right for me and everybody seemed to like it. No complaints. I had to be careful with the heat factor since I'm the only one that can handle the heat anymore.
After par-cooking the seasoned chicken ans sausage in bacon drippings, I added more bacon drippings and flour to start the roux.
The beginning of the roux.
After almost two hours of near continuous stirring, I finally got the color and smell I was looking for.
I added the veggies in and it looked like they were swimming in molasses.
After a little bit, the chicken and sausage were added back in with some seasoning and hot sauce to simmer for a while.
Cooked up some rice and served up with some fresh parsley on top.
I like my gumbo thick. I have had it before where it is just too broth-y for me. This turned out just right for me and everybody seemed to like it. No complaints. I had to be careful with the heat factor since I'm the only one that can handle the heat anymore.
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