Creole Gumbo Recipe

Name: Creole Gumbo Recipe
Total time: 110 min
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon olive oil; 1 pound chicken breast (or thicken thighs, chopped); Salt; pepper; 1 pound ounces andouille (sliced into ¼ inch slices); 3/4 cup peanut oil or vegetable oil; 3/4 cup flour; 1 medium bell pepper (chopped); 1 medium onion (chopped); 1 medium celery stalk (chopped); 3 cloves garlic chopped; 28 ounces crushed tomatoes (2 14-oz cans); 2 tablespoons Creole seasoning; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional, for extra spicy); 6 cups chicken stock (or use seafood stock); 3 bay leaves; 1 teaspoon fresh thyme; 1 pound shrimp (peeled and deveined); 1 pound crab meat ((I used lump crab - use more shrimp or tender white fish as an alternative)); 4 tablespoons chopped parsley + more for serving; 1 tablespoon filé powder or to taste (optional, for thickening)

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This Creole-style gumbo is a one-pot wonder loaded with chicken, shrimp, crabmeat, smoked sausage, and Creole spices, a bit different from Cajun gumbo.

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Ingredients

1 teaspoon olive oil
1 pound chicken breast (or thicken thighs, chopped)
Salt
pepper
1 pound ounces andouille (sliced into ¼ inch slices)
3/4 cup peanut oil or vegetable oil
3/4 cup flour
1 medium bell pepper (chopped)
1 medium onion (chopped)
1 medium celery stalk (chopped)
3 cloves garlic chopped
28 ounces crushed tomatoes (2 14-oz cans)
2 tablespoons Creole seasoning
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional, for extra spicy)
6 cups chicken stock (or use seafood stock)
3 bay leaves
1 teaspoon fresh thyme
1 pound shrimp (peeled and deveined)
1 pound crab meat ((I used lump crab - use more shrimp or tender white fish as an alternative))
4 tablespoons chopped parsley + more for serving
1 tablespoon filé powder or to taste (optional, for thickening)