Master Chef Will Staten Gumbo
Chef Will Staten's (Master Chef)
Blackened Chicken Gumbo
Ingredients:
Lightly saute' sausages then remove
Use 1-2 Tablespoons A Cajun Life® Blackening Rub on front and back of chicken and sear on both sides in hot skillet then remove
Cook quad 3 mins, then add roux, and stir for 2 mins
Next add 1/2 of okra and stir – 2 mins
Add seasonings and 1/2 of A Cajun Life® Blackening Rub, plus bay leaves and mix well – 3-4 mins
Add beer & Worcestershire then bring to a boil
Add clam juice, chicken stock & hot sauce, then bring to a rolling boil
Add parsley, green onions, ½ of file, remaining okra & A Cajun Life® Blackening Rub, stir to mix well – 5 mins
Add 1/2 of chicken & cook until gumbo is thick, add more seasoning to taste, and file powder to thicken more
Serve with herbed jasmine rice, green onion garnish, topped with pieces of blackened chicken
- 1 cup dark roux
- 1 lb Smokes Sausage
- 1 lb Andouille Sausage
- 1 lb ground Hot Italian Sausage
- 1 lb shredded blackened chicken (details below)
- 1 Tablespoon Hot Sauce
- 2-3 cartons chicken stock
- 2 Abita Purple Haze
- 2 cups clam juice
- 3-4 Tablespoons A Cajun Life® Blackening Rub (available below)
- 1-2 Tablespoons A Cajun Life® Blackening Rub for Blackened Chicken (available below)
- 1/2 Teaspoon Cayenne
- 2-3 bunches Green Onions
- 1/2 bunch Parsley
- 8 Bay Leaves
- 3-4 Cups Fried Okra
- 3 oz File Powder
- 1 Tablespoon Thyme/Paprika
- 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire
- 1 Tablespoon white and black pepper
- 3 cups Quad (chopped Garlic, Celery, Onion, Bell Pepper)
Lightly saute' sausages then remove
Use 1-2 Tablespoons A Cajun Life® Blackening Rub on front and back of chicken and sear on both sides in hot skillet then remove
Cook quad 3 mins, then add roux, and stir for 2 mins
Next add 1/2 of okra and stir – 2 mins
Add seasonings and 1/2 of A Cajun Life® Blackening Rub, plus bay leaves and mix well – 3-4 mins
Add beer & Worcestershire then bring to a boil
Add clam juice, chicken stock & hot sauce, then bring to a rolling boil
Add parsley, green onions, ½ of file, remaining okra & A Cajun Life® Blackening Rub, stir to mix well – 5 mins
Add 1/2 of chicken & cook until gumbo is thick, add more seasoning to taste, and file powder to thicken more
Serve with herbed jasmine rice, green onion garnish, topped with pieces of blackened chicken