Hurricane Bob’s Famous Chicken, Andouille & Shrimp Gumbo
Welcome to Hurricane Bob’s World of Gumbo!
I actually live at the Gumbo Shack, I really do, ask anyone we know! The main thing about any and all of the gumbo recipes, is “chicken soup”. There are as many different recipes as there are cooks making their version and gumbo is no different. This is one of my favorite, I add the shrimp at the end of cooking, and sometimes cooked off, chilled and then added to each individual bowl. I feel that the gumbo will last longer without cooking with the shrimp, you can also sub or add crawfish and crab. I used to make a roux with pork fat, but not in this recipe. In fact this is what is called a “high gumbo”, which means no roux at all. To roux or not to roux is up to you!
Hurricane Bob’s Famous Chicken, Andouille & Shrimp Gumbo
4-6 dashes of Hurricane Bob’s Force3 or Force 5 Cherry Hot Sauce
2 to 2-1/2 lbs. roasted chicken pulled from the bone. Use the bones for the chicken stock, cuts back on the sodium from canned stock.
1 to 1-1/2 diced browned andouille or a good smoked sausage. use same pan to begin base of gumbo, yummies! to de-glaze with touch of chicken stock or sherry.
1 1/2 lb. lightly steamed peeled and de-veined shrimp
1 1/2 cup diced bell pepper (red, green and or yellow)
1 1/2 cup diced yellow onion
1 cup diced celery
1/2 gal chicken stock
1-14 1/2 oz. canned whole plum tomatoes peeled and undrained or fresh, chopped and seeded
4 dashes L&P Worcestershire sauce
1 tbs. H.B.’s Cajun spice
6-8 cloves fresh chopped garlic
2 fresh bay leaf
1 tbs. cracked black pepper
1 tsp. cayenne (red) pepper
1 1/2 tbs. fresh thyme
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
salt as needed
5-6 tbs. gumbo file folded into gumbo at the very end and sprinkled w/ some chopped parsley
Using the pan you cooked the sausage in add the onions, peppers and celery and garlic cook 7-8 minutes add chicken, sausage and the tomatoes w/juice, simmer for 10 minutes, add remaining ingredients bring to a boil then lower to a simmer for 45 minutes or so. Add the gumbo file just before serving place some shrimp in bowl and stir then serve!