Cajun and Creole Recipes
African Gumbo
Ingredients
- 1 (3 to 4 pound) chicken*, cut into serving pieces and floured
- 3 tablespoons peanut oil
- 2 onions, peeled and chopped
- 4 tomatoes, peeled and chopped
- 1 quart chicken bouillon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 pound okra
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, mixed with 1/4 cup water
Instructions
- Brown chicken pieces in hot oil in stew pot.
- Add onions, tomatoes, bouillon, salt and cayenne. Simmer covered until chicken is tender.
- Wash okra; snip off ends and cut into rounds.
- Add okra and simmer uncovered until tender.
- Thicken with flour.
Notes
* Substitute 2 pounds washed, shelled and deveined shrimp or prawns for chicken.