File Gumbo

Name: File Gumbo
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Cajun
Ingredients: 4 chickens/poussins, cut into small chunks; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 cup plain flour; 1 cup butter; 2 red, green or yellow peppers, chopped; 1 large onion. chopped; 1½ tbsp Minced Garlic; 3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley; 5 tsp salt; 2 tsp Freshly ground black pepper; 1 tsp cayenne pepper; 5 Bay Leaves; 2 ½ tsp thyme leaves; 3 ½ quarts water; 2 links andouille or chorizo cooking sausage, cut into ¼-inch chunks; ¾ lb ham, cut into ¼-inch chunks; 1 lb small shrimp, cleaned and deveined; ½ lb okra; 5 tbsp file powder (sassafras powder)

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Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 80 mins

Serves: 6

Cajun Main Course

Ingredients

4 chickens/poussins, cut into small chunks
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 cup plain flour
1 cup butter
2 red, green or yellow peppers, chopped
1 large onion. chopped
1½ tbsp Minced Garlic
3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
5 tsp salt
2 tsp Freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp cayenne pepper
5 Bay Leaves
2 ½ tsp thyme leaves
3 ½ quarts water
2 links andouille or chorizo cooking sausage, cut into ¼-inch chunks
¾ lb ham, cut into ¼-inch chunks
1 lb small shrimp, cleaned and deveined
½ lb okra
5 tbsp file powder (sassafras powder)

Accompaniment

Description

A recipe from St.Louis that is a USA Southern classic. Great dish to use up leftovers and can be adapted to suit what you have left in your fridge or individual tastes

Method

1
Heat some vegetable oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat and cook the chicken in batches until it is golden brown.
2
Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
3
Add the flour to the chicken juices and stir continuously.
4
Add the butter and cook the roux until it is brown.
5
Add the peppers, onion, garlic, parsley, salt, pepper, cayenne, bay leaves, thyme, and 1 quart of water.
6
Stir well and bring to a boil.
7
When the vegetables are soft, put the chicken back into the pot and add the remaining water.
8
In a skillet over medium heat, cook the sausage and ham until they are browned.
9
Add them to the pot along with the shrimp and stir well.
10
Let the gumbo simmer for 1 hour, then add the okra.
11
After 20 minutes, turn off the heat.
12
Ladle a couple of cups of the liquid into a mixing bowl.
13
Add the file powder and whisk until well blended.
14
Pour back into the stock pot and mix well.
15
It's ready to serve!
16
Goes well with saffron rice or sweet potatoes.