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Louisiana Gumbo File Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

1/2 whole fryer chicken (for the stock)
3 deboned chicken breasts
1 lb. of andouille sausage or kielbasa
1 lb. of shelled crawfish or shrimp
2 onions
1 stalk of celery
1 clove of garlic
1/2 cup flour
1 can sliced okra (fresh is better )
1 can stewed tomatoes
1 carrot
cayenne pepper
salt
black pepper
gumbo file
lousiana hot sauce
2 bay leaves
olive oil
white rice (sometimes i use boil-n-bag)

Directions:

In a large stock pot, add 1/2 fryer(rub fryer with salt & pepper), 2 quarts water, 1 celery stick, 1/2 onion, 1 carrot. Let simmer for 4-6 hours on low-medium heat.
Drain stock from the pot, and put aside.
Cut deboned breasts into bite-sized pieces, dust in flour (I use a paper bag), and brown chicken in large skillet using a tblspoon of olive oil or vegetable oil.
Remove browned chicken and set aside.
Using the hot oil and drippings, add the remaining flour to the skillet and whisk over low-high heat until the desired texture and color is achieved.
If the roux gets black specks in it, it's burned and you must start over with fresh oil. (half oil, half flour)
Remove skillet from heat and add diced onion, celery, crushed garlic and okra.
The heat from the roux should cook the vegetables very quickly.
In large stock pot with chicken stock, slowing spoon in the roux, always stirring on medium heat.
When all roux is mixed with stock, add cayenne, black pepper, salt, tomatoes, hot sauce, bay leaves and browned chicken pieces...let simmer for a couple of hours.
Prepare a bag or two of boil-n-bag rice on the side (should take about 15-20 minutes).
Slice the sausage up and slightly brown in your skillet, then add that to the gumbo.
About 20 minutes before serving, add the crawfish or shrimp. Ladle the gumbo over a scoop of rice and season to taste with the file', hot sauce, etc.......
ENJOY!

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	375.52 Kcal (1572 kJ)
Calories from fat	168.25 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	18.69g	29%
Cholesterol	182.66mg	61%
Sodium	836.71mg	35%
Potassium	160.69mg	3%
Total Carbs	19.79g	7%
Sugars	2.97g	12%
Dietary Fiber	2.71g	11%
Protein	29.81g	60%
Vitamin C	8.2mg	14%
Vitamin A	0.3mg	10%
Iron	2mg	11%
Calcium	67.8mg	7%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	158.34 Kcal (663 kJ)
Calories from fat	70.94 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	7.88g	29%
Cholesterol	77.02mg	61%
Sodium	352.8mg	35%
Potassium	67.75mg	3%
Total Carbs	8.35g	7%
Sugars	1.25g	12%
Dietary Fiber	1.14g	11%
Protein	12.57g	60%
Vitamin C	3.4mg	14%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	10%
Iron	0.8mg	11%
Calcium	28.6mg	7%

* 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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bitter
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Recipe Tags

< 200 kcals

Weightwatchers Points

8.5

Points
9

PointsPlus

Good Points

saturated fat free

Bad Points

High in Sodium

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