Grammy's Kitchen · Gumbo · Chicken and Sausage Gumbo With Tomatoes
One of 129 gumbo recipes we measured
27 cooks on www.thespruceeats.com rate it 3.7★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 129.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 0% | 96% |
| fat | 1% | 6% |
| aromatics | 6% | 21% |
| thickener | 1% | 4% |
| vegetables and beans | 4% | 38% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 6300 g | 3 to 4 chicken breast halves (cut in small chunks) |
| 7200 g | 4 chicken thighs (trimmed and cut in small pieces) |
| Salt (to taste) | |
| Freshly ground black pepper (to taste) | |
| 22 g | 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon olive oil |
| 397 g | 12 to 16 ounces smoked sausage (cut in 1/2-inch pieces) |
| 160 g | 1 cup onion (chopped) |
| 74 g | 1/2 cup green bell pepper (chopped) |
| Optional: 1/4 cup red bell pepper (chopped) | |
| 120 g | 3 ribs celery (chopped) |
| 109 g | 1/2 cup vegetable oil |
| 60 g | 1/2 cup all-purpose flour |
| 9 g | 3 medium cloves garlic (minced) |
| chicken broth | |
| 411 g | 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can diced tomatoes |
| 1 g | 1 small bay leaf |
| 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning blend (or to taste) | |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves |
| 600 g | 4 green onions (chopped) |
| 12 g | 2 tablespoons fresh parsley (chopped) |
Method: 16 steps, published by www.thespruceeats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“You're taking the liberty of mixing Creole and Cajun gumbo. Cajun chicken and (preferably andouille) sausage gumbo has no tomatoes. Creole gumbos often use tomatoes and at least some okra is included.” — a cook