CHICKEN, TASSO AND ANDOUILLE GUMBO
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 2h40m
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- In a large stock pot fry andouille and tasso in 2 tablespoons vegetable oil until browned. Remove meats and set aside. Add 1 cup vegetable oil and allow to heat. Whisk in flour and cook until a chocolate color is reached. Add onion, celery, garlic and bell pepper to roux and cook 15 to 20 minutes. Add chicken, reserved sausages, stock, tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, and kitchen bouquet and simmer for 45 minutes.
- While gumbo is simmering, heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large fry pan. Add okra and cook on medium heat until no longer stringy. After 45 minutes of gumbo simmering, add okra, green onion, parsley and salt and pepper, to taste. Simmer 20 more minutes. Serve with rice and allow people to add hot sauce and file, to taste.
SHRIMP AND TASSO GUMBO
Categories Soup/Stew Pork Rice Shellfish Mardi Gras Ham Seafood Shrimp Tailgating Gourmet
Yield Makes 6 main-course servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Simmer shrimp shells and water, uncovered, in an 8-quart pot until liquid is reduced to about 12 cups, 15 to 20 minutes, then pour through a sieve set over a large bowl and discard shells.
- Stir together oil and flour in a 10-inch heavy skillet (preferably cast-iron) with a flat metal or wooden spatula, then cook over moderately low heat (do not use a high-BTU burner), scraping back and forth constantly (not stirring) until roux is the color of milk chocolate, 30 to 45 minutes. (As roux cooks, it may be necessary to lower the heat to prevent scorching.) Add onions, celery, and bell pepper and cook, scraping back and forth occasionally, until onion is softened, about 8 minutes.
- Scrape roux mixture into cleaned 8-quart pot, then add shrimp stock and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat, then add tasso, salt, and cayenne and simmer, uncovered, 30 minutes. Add okra and simmer until tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in shrimp and simmer until just cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in scallion greens and salt to taste.
OLD FASHIONED WILD DUCK/GOOSE GUMBO
This is a gumbo made without a roux - I had to learn how to make this for my first hubby because that's how his mom made it! It took me a few tries to get it to brown enough, but, once I learned the secret (a good, heavy pot!) my gumbo by far surpassed hers. If you use wild goose you have to let it simmer a long time (2 to 4 hours) and keep the liquid level up. Ducks, depending on size, will get tender in 1 to 2 hours It's some trouble, but worth the effort.
Provided by Cajun Cooker
Categories Gumbo
Time 3h30m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cut up the duck or goose and season with salt and pepper.
- Pour cooking oil into large black iron pot or any other heavy cooking pot. Heat oil and add cut up duck or goose.
- Brown all sides of meat, gradually adding small amounts of water to keep it from burning. Keep browning it until you get a good dark crust on the bottom and sides of the pot.
- When it's browned enough, remove the meat and pour off any excess oil left in pot. Return meat to pot and add enough water to cover the meat.
- Cut up the sausage into thick slices and add it to the pot.
- Add all of the chopped vegetables and additional salt and pepper. You can also use optional seasonings, like 'Tony Chachere's' or 'Slap Ya Mama' if you can get your hands on it.
- Simmer until the meat is tender - this is the key. Ducks will tenderize alot quicker than geese will. I have simmered geese as long as 3 or 4 hours - to the point where the vegetables had all cooked to nothing. I happen to like alot of 'floaties' in my gumbo, so, if that happens, I add more and cook until they're also tender. Keep adding water as it cooks down to keep the level up.
- Turn gumbo off for a while so that any excess grease or oil from the sausage will rise to the top, then skim it off.
- Ladle this into a bowl of steamed long grain rice and serve with a side of potato salad. Good on cold, wet winter days. Well worth the effort.
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