Creole cookery , centred on New Orleans in the USA, is a blend of Spanish , French , Indian and African influences .
A gumbo is a soup stew which uses okra for flavouring and thickening .
The word gumbo comes from an African word for okra .
A gumbo can be made with a combination of chicken , pork , ham , seafood or with just one of the ingredients , but it always have the typical satin smooth texture which okra`s jelly like juice provides .
Tuesday we will be preparing chicken and sausage gumbo .
1. Slice your kransky sausages into rounds then halve them.
2. Place your 8 chicken pieces in a saucepan with 3 tbs of lard and brown both sides , then remove and rest on paper towelling .
3.Reuse the pot with the drippings , peel and slice 2 onions and place them in the pot with the sliced and halved kransky`s along with 3 cups of sliced okra .
4. Stir till onions are tender .
5. Now add 1 can of diced tomatoes ( 400gm )
1 bay leaf
A pinch of cayenne
1 tsp of Cajen / Creole seasoning
1/2 tsp of dried thyme
1 dsp of hot sauce
2 tbs of crushed garlic
1 tbs of Worcestershire sauce
3 cups of stock .
6. Stir till combined.
7. Place chicken pieces in the bowl of your slow cooker and pour over the wet mixture .
8. REMOVE THE BAY LEAF
9.Cover the slow cooker with the lid and cook on low for 5 hours .
A gumbo is a soup stew which uses okra for flavouring and thickening .
The word gumbo comes from an African word for okra .
A gumbo can be made with a combination of chicken , pork , ham , seafood or with just one of the ingredients , but it always have the typical satin smooth texture which okra`s jelly like juice provides .
Tuesday we will be preparing chicken and sausage gumbo .
1. Slice your kransky sausages into rounds then halve them.
2. Place your 8 chicken pieces in a saucepan with 3 tbs of lard and brown both sides , then remove and rest on paper towelling .
3.Reuse the pot with the drippings , peel and slice 2 onions and place them in the pot with the sliced and halved kransky`s along with 3 cups of sliced okra .
4. Stir till onions are tender .
5. Now add 1 can of diced tomatoes ( 400gm )
1 bay leaf
A pinch of cayenne
1 tsp of Cajen / Creole seasoning
1/2 tsp of dried thyme
1 dsp of hot sauce
2 tbs of crushed garlic
1 tbs of Worcestershire sauce
3 cups of stock .
6. Stir till combined.
7. Place chicken pieces in the bowl of your slow cooker and pour over the wet mixture .
8. REMOVE THE BAY LEAF
9.Cover the slow cooker with the lid and cook on low for 5 hours .
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