Cajun Ninja Gumbo Recipe
Enlighten up your kitchen with Cajun Ninja gumbo recipe. Discover the flavors of the bayou and impress your family with this easy-to-follow guide.
Equipment
- Cooking pot or Dutch oven
Ingredients
- 1 lb. chicken thighs boneless
- 1 lb. shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1 cup onion chopped
- 1 cup okra sliced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 lb. smoked sausage
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup green bell pepper chopped
- 1 cup celery chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 2 pcs. bay leaves
- 1 tsp. dried thyme
- 1 tsp. hot sauce
- 1 tsp. Cajun seasoning
- Cooked white rice to serve with
Instructions
- Take a stock pot or Dutch oven and heat the vegetable oil in it on medium flame. Add the sausage and cook for five minutes or until it has turned brown.
- Remove the sausage from the pot and add boneless chicken thighs to it, cook it for seven minutes while stirring constantly. After the chicken has been cooked, remove it from the pot and place it aside.
- Add the flour to the pot while stirring continuously, for 10-15 minutes, till dark roux forms.
- Add all the vegetables to the pot. Cook for 10 minutes until the vegetables become tender.
- Gradually pour the chicken broth into the pot, stirring often. Now add the thyme, hot sauce, bay leaves, and Cajun seasoning to the pot, stirring constantly to combine thoroughly.
- Bring the stew to a boil while stirring in the cooked chicken and sausage. Simmer for around 30 minutes on a low flame.
- Add shrimp to the pot and cook for a further 5 minutes until the shrimp is fully cooked and pink in color.
- Take the bay leaves out of the pot and discard them. Add the salt and pepper as per your preference.
- Serve it with cooked white rice.
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Notes
- To avoid burning the roux, stir constantly.
- To have the perfect flavor, let the gumbo simmer for 30 minutes on a low flame after adding all the ingredients.
- Don't leave your shrimp unattended, as they cook quickly and overcooking makes the shrimp rubbery and tough.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Cajun Ninja Gumbo Recipe
Amount per Serving
Calories
623
% Daily Value*
Fat
32
g
49
%
Saturated Fat
8
g
50
%
Trans Fat
0.1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
9
g
Monounsaturated Fat
11
g
Cholesterol
152
mg
51
%
Sodium
852
mg
37
%
Potassium
504
mg
14
%
Carbohydrates
55
g
18
%
Fiber
2
g
8
%
Sugar
2
g
2
%
Protein
28
g
56
%
Vitamin A
484
IU
10
%
Vitamin C
17
mg
21
%
Calcium
88
mg
9
%
Iron
3
mg
17
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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