Chicken And Smoked Sausage Etouffee

Serves: 5

Aurelia Collier

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

58

Spice

62

Sweetness

46

Sourness

46

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.7

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Unsalted Butter

4 cloves

Garlic

2 tbsps

Paprika

1 pinch

Cayenne Pepper

Directions:

1

Set a Dutch oven over medium heat and add a 2-count of olive oil

2

Add the sausage links and brown slightly as you render some of the fat

3

Remove and set aside on a paper towel

4

Season chicken with plenty of salt and pepper and add skin side down to the pan

5

Cook over medium heat to render fat for 7 to 10 minutes, then turn to brown both sides of the chicken

6

Remove and set aside on a paper towels

7

With the pot still over medium heat add 2 tablespoons butter to melt with the fat then add flour and whisk to incorporate, and then swap to a wooden spoon

8

Cook until it is nice and brown (you want a nice deep rich colored roux), about 10 to 12 minutes

9

In a food processor add the onion, celery, bell pepper, and garlic, and pulse to roughly chop

10

Add the vegetable pulp to the pot with the roux and stir with a wooden spoon

11

Cook over medium heat for 5 to 7 minutes to sweat out some of the moisture

12

Add the stock, paprika and cayenne

13

Return the chicken pieces to the pot and simmer until the chicken is tender, about 1 hour

14

Remove the chicken pieces from pot to a cutting board and shred the meat

15

Discard the bones and return the meat to the pot

16

Cut the andouille sausage into chunks and nestle back into the pot amongst chicken to heat through

17

Give it all a final taste and season with salt and pepper, to taste

18

Transfer to a serving platter and garnish with plenty of parsley and scallions