Cooking Recipe Classic Chicken Gumbo From Tony Burke
Recipe Ingredients
2 tb
Vegetable shortening
2 tb
Flour,all-purpose
2
Onions,finely chopped
1
Green bell pepper,fine chop
5 c
Warm chicken broth
8
Tomatoes,peeled/chopped
1/2 lb
Okra,cut into 1/4" pieces
1/2 c
Uncooked rice
2
Ribs celery,chopped
1 ts
Salt
1/2 ts
Pepper
1/4 ts
Thyme
1
Bay leaf
1
Broiler-fryer chicken,cooked
Directions
1. In large Dutch oven, melt shortening over low heat; add flour and
cook, stirring, until brown, about 10 minutes (do not hurry; if flour
burns, roux is ruined).
2. Add onions and bell pepper; cook until onion is translucent, about
5 minutes.
3. Slowly add warm broth; stir until broth reaches a boil.
4. Add tomatoes, okra, rice, celery, salt, pepper, thyme and bay leaf;
bring to a boil.
5. Add chicken; when mixture boils again, reduce heat to low, cover
and cook about 20 minutes.
6. Stir and cook, covered, 20 minutes longer.