Big Easy Gumbo Recipe

Ingredients for Big Easy Gumbo

• Vegetable Oil
• All Purpose Flour
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• Celery
• Creole Seasoning
• Garlic Cloves
• Low Sodium Chicken Broth
• Cooked Chicken
• Andouille Sausage
• Frozen Black Eyed Peas
• Large Raw Shrimp

How to Make Big Easy Gumbo

1. Heat 1/4 cup vegetable oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
2. Gradually whisk in 1/2 cup all-purpose flour and cook, whisking constantly, for 5-7 minutes, or until the mixture is a deep chocolate brown. Do not burn.
3. Reduce heat to medium.
4. Stir in 1 medium onion (chopped), 1 green bell pepper (chopped), 2 celery stalks (chopped), 2 cloves garlic (minced), and 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, for 3 minutes.
5. Gradually whisk in 6 cups chicken broth.
6. Add 2 cups cooked chicken (shredded or diced), 1 bay leaf, and 1 teaspoon dried thyme.
7. Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil.
8. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes.
9. Add 1 pound shrimp (peeled and deveined) and cook for 5 minutes, or just until the shrimp turn pink.
10. Serve hot over cooked rice.