Gumbo Made Easy: Ingredients and Steps Explained - Dine Wild

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ⅔ cup fat (vegetable oil or fat of choice)
• 1 large yellow onion, diced
• 1 large green bell pepper, diced
• 3–4 celery stalks, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb smoked andouille sausage, sliced
• 2–3 lbs bone-in chicken thighs & drumsticks
• 6–8 cups chicken stock (homemade preferred)
• 1 cup fresh or frozen okra, sliced
• 1 lb shrimp (peeled & deveined) + optional oysters or crab
• 2 bay leaves
• 2–3 sprigs fresh thyme (or ½ tsp dried)
• Spices: ½–1 tsp cayenne (to taste), ½ tsp black pepper, ½ tsp white pepper, paprika if desired
• Salt to taste
• 1-2 tsp file powder (optional, to finish)
• Cooked white rice for serving