Gumbo Ya Ya

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 chicken, cut up
• 2 tablespoons creole seasoning
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups onions, coarsely chopped
• 1 1/2 cups celery, coarsely chopped
• 2 cups green peppers, coarsely chopped
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh garlic, minced
• 1 lb andouille sausage, finely diced (or any spicy sausage such as kielbasa)
• 4 cups hot cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 cut chicken breasts in half crosswise to get a total of 10 pieces of chicken.
• 2 season with creole seasoning.
• 3 measure flour into a large paper bag.
• 4 add chicken pieces and shake until well-coated.
• 5 remove chicken and reserve the flour.
• 6 in a large skillet, brown chicken in very hot oil, remove and set aside.
• 7 stir oil remaining in the skillet with a wire whisk to loosen any brown particles remaining in the bottom of the pan.
• 8 make a roux by whisking in 1 cup of the remaining flour and stirring constantly until the roux turns a dark brown.
• 9 remove from heat; add onions, celery and green bell pepper, stirring constantly until vegetables are tender.
• 10 transfer roux and vegetables to a dutch oven.
• 11 add stock to roux and vegetables and bring to a boil.
• 12 reduce heat to simmer and add garlic, sausage and chicken.
• 13 continue cooking, covered, until the chicken is tender, 1 3/4 to 2 hours.
• 14 adjust seasonings and serve in bowls over the rice.
• 15 serves 10.