Gumbo Ya Ya

Submitted by Bev I Am

"This dish was invented by chef Paul Prudhomme at the legendary New Orleans eatery, K-Paul, in the 1970s. He says its so good, it makes you say YaYa!"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 45mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 1 chicken, cut up
• 29.58 ml creole seasoning
• 591.47 ml flour
• 236.59 ml vegetable oil
• 473.18 ml onions, coarsely chopped
• 354.88 ml celery, coarsely chopped
• 473.18 ml green peppers, coarsely chopped
• 1419.54 ml chicken broth
• 7.39 ml fresh garlic, minced
• 453.59 g andouille sausage, finely diced (or any spicy sausage such as Kielbasa)
• 946.36 ml hot cooked rice

directions

1. Cut chicken breasts in half crosswise to get a total of 10 pieces of chicken.
2. Season with Creole seasoning.
3. Measure flour into a large paper bag.
4. Add chicken pieces and shake until well-coated.
5. Remove chicken and reserve the flour.
6. In a large skillet, brown chicken in very hot oil, remove and set aside.
7. Stir oil remaining in the skillet with a wire whisk to loosen any brown particles remaining in the bottom of the pan.
8. Make a roux by whisking in 1 cup of the remaining flour and stirring constantly until the roux turns a dark brown.
9. Remove from heat; add onions, celery and green bell pepper, stirring constantly until vegetables are tender.
10. Transfer roux and vegetables to a Dutch oven.
11. Add stock to roux and vegetables and bring to a boil.
12. Reduce heat to simmer and add garlic, sausage and chicken.
13. Continue cooking, covered, until the chicken is tender, 1 3/4 to 2 hours.
14. Adjust seasonings and serve in bowls over the rice.
15. Serves 10.

Reviews

[tracey hollerbach]

I made this for a New Years Eve party. I was a huge hit. I added 1 28oz can chopped tomatos and some extra low fat low salt chicken broth to thin the consistency. We all said YaYa.

 

[Mama~Kitty]

We had this for dinner last night at a friends house; they just moved up from New Orleans. Oh my...ssssoooo YA YA! All us girls were in the kitchen helping/watching. Had to find the recipe! Thanks so much for posting this, it's a keeper for sure!

 

[cajun chef in Louis]

This is a true Louisiana gumbo, many have the misconception that okra goes in all gumbos, not so! This is authentic chicken and sausage gumbo, thanks for posting!! kit

 

[BoxOWine]

I enjoyed the Gumbo but DH and DD did not like it at all. I should have realized when I made it that they do not like any roux based sauces so the fault was mine, not the recipe. Therefor, 4 stars anyway cause I liked it and sometimes you have to just please yourself.