Chicken and Crayfish White Gumbo with Fried Okra Recipe | James Beard Foundation

Ingredients

• One 4-pound chicken, cut into pieces
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, divided
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
• 1/4 pound smoked ham, diced
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped
• 2 celery stalks, diced and divided
• 1 jalapeño, chopped
• 1/2 bunch parsley, stems separated and reserved, tops finely chopped
• 3 sprigs thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 quart chicken stock
• 6 tablespoons butter, divided
• 1 pound crayfish tail meat
• 1/2 green bell pepper, finely diced
• 1 shallot, finely diced
• 1 teaspoon blackened fish seasoning
• 4 ounces okra, cut thinly on a diagonal
• 3/4 cup heavy cream