1. Home
  2. Food & Drink
  3. Southern Food

Classic Chicken Gumbo

User Rating5.0 out of 5 (3 Reviews)  Write a Review

By Diana Rattray, About.com

A chicken gumbo recipe from DocDonald.

Ingredients:

  • 2 tbsp Vegetable shortening
  • 2 tbsp Flour,all-purpose
  • 2 Onions,finely chopped
  • 1 Green bell pepper,fine chop
  • 5 cups Warm chicken broth
  • 8 Tomatoes,peeled/chopped
  • 1/2 lb Okra,cut into 1/4" pieces
  • 1 1/2 tbsp File' Gumbo
  • 1/2 cup Uncooked rice
  • 2 Ribs celery,chopped
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Pepper
  • 1/4 tsp Thyme
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 1 Broiler-fryer chicken,cooked

Preparation:

In large Dutch oven, melt shortening over low heat; add flour and cook, stirring, until brown, about 10 minutes (do not hurry; if flour burns, roux is ruined).

Add onions and bell pepper; cook until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.

Slowly add warm broth; stir until broth reaches a boil.

Add tomatoes, okra, rice, celery, salt, file' gumbo, pepper, thyme and bay leaf; bring to a boil.

Add chicken; when mixture boils again, reduce heat to low, cover and cook about 20 minutes.

Stir and cook, covered, 20 minutes longer.
Serves 6.
Shared by DocDonald

Related Recipes
Basic Gumbo
Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
Classic Chicken Gumbo
Chicken & Okra Gumbo
Marie's Tortilla Soup
Asian-Flavored Chicken Soup
Easy Chicken Noodle Soup
Deviled Chicken Soup
Cream Of Chicken Soup With Wild Rice
Tortellini & Chicken Soup
Chicken Vegetable Stew
Chicken Chile Stew
Skillet Chicken Stew
Chicken and Groundnut Stew
Basque Style Chicken Stew
Chicken Stew Dunbar
Mexican Style Chicken Stew
Brunswick Chicken Stew
Gumbo Ya Ya
Chicken Gumbo

Gumbo Recipes
Corn Chowder Recipes
Cheese Soup Index
Soup and Stew Recipes
Crockpot Stew Recipes
Chicken Recipe Index
Chicken Breast Recipes

Slow Cooker Recipes | Casseroles | Main Recipe Index
Weekly Crockpot Recipe Newsletter

5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Chicken GumboAugust 30, 2009By oldmom22
"This sounds great. I love Gumbo. Gumbo is so versitle, sort of like our southern version of Beef Stew, its hard to not be wonderful. Gumbo is the african word for okra but i am confused as to what Gumbo file' is. File' is ground sasfrass and should not be boiled. It is a thickening agent and added at the very end. I was taught to add file' after the gumbo has left the heat source and is no longer hot enough to bubble. Of course this could be an example of mis-information handed down through the generations of my family. I would like to know if i am wrong - I'm old but not too old to learn a few new tricks. Thank you for such a wonderful place to find down home recipes. Oldmom22"

Explore Southern Food

About.com Special Features

Conquering High Cholesterol

Learn how you can reduce your your numbers with these nutrition and exercise tips. More >

Mornings Made Easy

Reclaim the morning and your sanity with these easy recipes, tips, and timesaving ideas. More >

  1. Home
  2. Food & Drink
  3. Southern Food
  4. Chicken & Turkey Recipes
  5. Chicken Recipes
  6. Chicken Soup Recipes
  7. Classic Chicken Gumbo Recipe>

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.