My gumbo recipe!

#cozyrecipes #lemon8challenge I haven’t posted in a while, but I figured I would share my new favorite recipe! This is a gumbo i made based on what my dad does, and it is fantastic.

Ingredients-

- boneless skinless chicken thighs

- shrimp peeled and deveined

- flour and butter for the roux

- Cajun season- I use cajun two step

- Green bell pepper, yellow onion, and Celery, finely chopped

-Chicken broth

- Garlic powder

- Salt and Pepper

First, I brown the chicken thighs covered in as much seasoning as you want in the bottom of my pot. I cook them almost all the way but chop them up when they come out of the pot. Don’t wash the pot! that chicken is gonna add tons of flavor. if you have sausage you’ll wanna add it here too.

Then, I start my roux. I melt a bunch of butter and slowly mix in flour once that butter is hot. you’re gonna wanna nurse this until it’s the color of melted chocolate.

I add my chopped veggies and garlic, and let all of that cook in the roux and soak up all that goodness.

When my veggies get softer, I fill up the pot with my chicken broth. this is where I add some extra seasoning and wait for that to get hot stirring occasionally

Finally, once my broth is hot, I add back my chopped chicken thighs and shrimp. Cook those till those shrimp are pink and it’s all done!!

I served it with white rice and with some green onions on top. it’s also delicious with buttered saltine crackers.

All and all this recipe was super easy, and it freezes super well to save for more dinners!

Let me know what yall would add or change ! #gumborecipes #cookdinnerwithme