File Gumbo

Servings: 12 Difficulty: Advanced
Cajun-style warm and comforting soup that brings home-style flavor to your table
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File Gumbo

Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 12 Calories: 902.2

Description

This Cajun soup features To 3-1/2 lb. whole chicken, Andouille sausage, sliced, White onions, chopped. It delivers hearty, protein-packed satisfaction, aromatic, well-seasoned taste. Comforting for cold days and perfect for meal prep. 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. Salt and pepper to taste File powder In a 7 quart stock pot
  2. boil whole chicken until meat separates from bone.
  3. Remove meat and return bones and all organs except liver and simmer 1/2 hour to make stock.
  4. Strain and skim fat.
  5. Return stock to pot.
  6. Heat butter in cast iron skillet and add flour.
  7. Stir with wooden spoon until roux becomes dark brown.
  8. Add onions, celery, scallions and bell pepper.
  9. Saute for five minutes, then add to stock.
  10. In skillet, lightly brown chicken and andouille with garlic, cayenne, salt and pepper.
  11. Drain off fat from sausage and add meat to stock with one bay leaf.
  12. Simmer for one hour at a very low boil.
  13. Immediately before serving sprinkle with file powder and serve over bowl of rice

Nutrition Facts

Servings 12


Amount Per Serving
Calories 902.2kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 68.7g106%
Saturated Fat 30.1g151%
Cholesterol 175.3mg59%
Sodium 1605.7mg67%
Total Carbohydrate 29.8g10%
Dietary Fiber 8.6g35%
Sugars 4.5g
Protein 44.2g89%

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

Keywords: 312, andouille, bell, boiling, butter, cajun, cayenne, celery, chicken, chopped, file, garlic, ground, gumbo, leaf, minced, onions, pepper, sausage, sautéing
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