Reduced-Fat Sausage, Chicken, and Shrimp Gumbo

Name: Reduced-Fat Sausage, Chicken, and Shrimp Gumbo
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup, all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon, vegetable oil; 4 ounces, andouille sausage, halved lengthwise and sliced thin; 1 , onion, chopped fine; 1 , green bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and chopped fine; 1 , celery rib, minced; 5 , garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon, minced fresh thyme; 1/4 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 4 cups, low-sodium chicken broth; 1 (14.5-ounce) can, diced tomatoes, drained; 3 tablespoons, fish sauce; 2 (12-ounce) bone-in, split chicken breasts, skin removed, trimmed; 1 pound, medium shrimp (41-50 per pound), peeled, deveined, and tails removed; 2 cups, frozen okra, thawed; , Salt and pepper

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2012

SERVES6

TIME1¾ hours

Reduced-Fat Sausage, Chicken, and Shrimp Gumbo

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We wanted to create a healthier gumbo recipe with plenty of flavor. Toasting flour in a dry pan and mixing it with the aromatics allowed us to slash the amount of fat needed for the “roux” while keeping the deep, toasty flavor. Lean breast ...

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