Ingredients

  • 2 box chicken broth
  • 1 onion
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 1 bunch green onions
  • 2 packages sausage
  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 2 bags of peeled shrimp
  • 1 scoop of Richards brown roux
  • 4 tbsp essence
  • 1 essence recipe is 2 tbs of paprika 2 tbs salt 2 tbs garlic powder 1 tbs of black pepper, onion powder, cayenne pepper, dried leaf oregano, and dried thyme
  • 1 a few shakes of creole seasoning (for chicken)
  • 2 cup water
  • 1 rice

Method

  • make sure this is the first thing you do.
  • COOK YOUR RICE.
  • grab a big pot and heat it on medium, then add water and scoop of roux and dissolve thoroughly until water is brown.
  • keep pot on a low heat
  • chop up onion finely and bell pepper and add to roux water.
  • these will cook down and be soft and translucent.
  • seasoning the water.
  • heat oven on 350. clean and slice up chicken breasts.
  • then season with creole seasoning and bake until done drain off chicken juice then add to gumbo pot
  • add 1 box of chicken broth.
  • keep on a medium heat.
  • when it starts to boil, turn back down to a low heat.
  • and stir.
  • chop and slice up ur smoked sausage.
  • and fry.
  • you might have to do this in batches.
  • when sausage is cooked put sausage and the juice from the sausage in the gumbo pot.
  • this is important for the flavor.
  • stir the pot.
  • and repeat this until all sausage is fried and in the pot.
  • add half of the next box of broth.
  • this should be all that u need unless you add more meat.
  • season the gumbo with about 4 or more tablespoons of the essence mixture.
  • you need this mixture for the flavor so don't skip out on it.
  • keep stirring the pot.
  • it sould be nice and steamy and a low boil.
  • add your shrimp directly to the pot now.
  • make sure they are clean.
  • and stir it in so the liquid can cook the shrimp thoroughly.
  • chop your green onions and add to the pot and stir.
  • cover for 10 min on low.
  • this is enough time for shrimp to cook and green onions to cook down
  • add your rice and gumbo to your bowl and ENJOY!!