Big Fat Hen Gumbo Recipe

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Ingredients:

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4 quarts rich hen chicken stock
1/2 lb kielbasa sausage; sliced bite size
1 tbsp peanut oil
1 tbsp minced garlic cloves
1 cup peanut oil
1-1/4 cup flour
2 cups onion; chopped coarsely
2 cups bell pepper, chopped coarsely
1-1/2 cups celery; chopped
1-1/2 cups okra; sliced bite size
2 tsp salt
1 tsp fine ground white pepper
1/2 tsp fine ground cayenne pepper
2 dried bay leaves
1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves
1/2 tsp dried crushed greek oregano leaves
6 cups cold cooked hen meat, cut into chunks

Directions:

The day before, cook a whole hen in water with a carrot, a stalk of celery, a medium onion cut into fourths. Add six or eight pepper corns and boil untill the hen is tender. Strain and reserve the stock in the refrigerator; cover and refrigerate the hen.
Next day remove the fat from the surface of the stock and reserve; leaving a small amout with the stock for the flavor. Remove the skin from the hen. Separate the meat from the bones and sinew and cut into chunks; disgard the skin, bones and sinew.
Place the chicken stock in a large stock pot. In a skillet, brown the sliced sausage slightly in the oil and add to stock.
Add the garlic and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to a steady simmer.
Prepare a roux* on the dark side and add the chopped onion, bell pepper, celery, okra and seasonings to it. You may use some of the pure reserved chicken fat as part of the oil to make roux.
Stir until the roux and vegetables form a mass. Drop by
Spoonfuls into the boiling stock. Mix and simmer for twenty minutes until the vegetables are cooked.
Cut up and add the chicken meat in bite sized pieces; simmer for about 10 minutes. The oil may be removed from the surface at this point.
File may be added to the gumbo or to the gumbo in the bowls. Sever with a large dollop of white long grained rice in the center of the gumbo and hot sliced French bread on the side.
*Note: Paul Prudhomme called roux kitchen napalm and he was right. Prepare this part very carefully.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	570.74 Kcal (2390 kJ)
Calories from fat	258.08 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	28.68g	44%
Cholesterol	126.58mg	42%
Sodium	839.19mg	35%
Potassium	477.56mg	10%
Total Carbs	43.38g	14%
Sugars	2.64g	11%
Dietary Fiber	3.38g	14%
Protein	34.2g	68%
Vitamin C	38.2mg	64%
Vitamin A	0.8mg	26%
Iron	15.8mg	88%
Calcium	87.9mg	9%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	205.3 Kcal (860 kJ)
Calories from fat	92.84 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	10.32g	44%
Cholesterol	45.53mg	42%
Sodium	301.87mg	35%
Potassium	171.79mg	10%
Total Carbs	15.61g	14%
Sugars	0.95g	11%
Dietary Fiber	1.22g	14%
Protein	12.3g	68%
Vitamin C	13.7mg	64%
Vitamin A	0.3mg	26%
Iron	5.7mg	88%
Calcium	31.6mg	9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

13.1

Points
15

PointsPlus

Good Points

saturated fat free

Bad Points

High in Sodium

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