Chicken Sauce

Servings: 1 Difficulty: Advanced
Cajun-style classic sauce that brings home-style flavor to your table
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This Cajun sauce features Flour, Peanut oil, Shrimp stock (shells, heads, and tails. It delivers hearty, protein-packed satisfaction, aromatic, well-seasoned taste. A reliable recipe that works well for everyday cooking. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Chicken Sauce

Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 1 Calories: 2460.5

Description

This Cajun sauce features Flour, Peanut oil, Shrimp stock (shells, heads, and tails. It delivers hearty, protein-packed satisfaction, aromatic, well-seasoned taste. A reliable recipe that works well for everyday cooking. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Make a roux in a heavy bottomed pot from the flour and oil.
  2. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until roux is a dark caramel color.
  3. Be careful not to burn.
  4. If you see black specks in the roux, throw it out and start over.
  5. Add stock gradually to roux, stirring as it is added to prevent lumps from forming.
  6. Add remaining ingredients except the shrimp, hot sauce, and rice.
  7. Boil the shells, tails and heads of the shrimp in about 1 or two cups water, depending on how many shells you have.
  8. Add to gumbo during the cooking phase.
  9. Simmer for an hour or two or until the meat is cooked and the gumbo starts to thicken.
  10. Add the shrimp and hot sauce about 20 minutes before serving.
  11. Serve in a bowl over rice.
  12. Sprinkle some file into the individual servings.
  13. 'File' is pronounced Fe Lay

Nutrition Facts

Servings 1


Amount Per Serving
Calories 2460.5kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 87.4g135%
Saturated Fat 20.9g105%
Cholesterol 1479.0mg493%
Sodium 5509.6mg230%
Total Carbohydrate 173.7g58%
Dietary Fiber 46.2g185%
Sugars 17.0g
Protein 270.6g542%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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