Erick Erickson: My Gumbo Recipe

Erick Erickson radio ^ | 10/13/2014

[iowamark]

As discussed on the Rush Limbaugh program today

[iowamark]

Ingredients:

1 pk Andouille Sausage; Don't use spicy andouille
2 tb Vegetable oil
1 md yellow onion; finely chopped
3 st Celery; finely chopped
1 lg Bell Pepper; finely chopped
4 Chicken Breasts
2 ts Minced Garlic; heaping
3 bottles Beer
1 1/2 c Vegetable Oil
1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
3 Bay Leaves
1 tb Cayenne Pepper
1 tb Black Pepper
1 tb Thyme
1 tb Salt
1 tb Tony Chachere's Cajun seasoning
64 oz Chicken Stock; Heat 32 oz in microwave to boiling
2 tb Vegetable Oil
2 c Frozen Okra, chopped
1 c Rice
2 c Water

[petitfour]

Sounds good.

[Celtic Conservative]

Andouille, god I love that stuff!

CC

[freedomjusticeruleoflaw]

Erickson can choke on it for all I care.

[FourPeas]

Mmmmmm.

[Charles Martel]

The Tony Chachere's seasoning is okay if selection is limited on the spice aisle, but Joe's Stuff is the blend I've been using now for twenty years or so.

[Truth29]

I was expecting a mix of various GOPe candidates with additives from the RNC and paid political commentators.

[amorphous]

That’s easy? lol Also, he’s using way too much roux for the amount of gumbo being made. It will hide the other flavors and taste more like brown gravy. 1/3 - 1/2 the amount for this amount of gumbo would be better.

[Dacula]

A slow painful choking would be preferred.

KMA EE

Erickson can choke on it for all I care.

[Balding_Eagle]

Erick Erickson hosted Rush today?

That ticks me off.

Rush himself went down a notch if that’s true, and I’ve always held him in highest regards.

DAMN.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Hey Erick jam that gumbo up your azz and maybe it will restart a couple of brain cells you moronic troll.

[Cowgirl of Justice]

I make the sausage and chicken gumbo from www.gumbopages.com.

I use Butterball smoked turkey sausage and it has always turned out amazing.

And I was born in Lake Charles, LA and loooovvvve my gumbo!!!! Don’t forget the potato salad! !!!

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

“The trinity is simple: onion, bell pepper, and celery.”

French Mirepoix is similar, but different: onions, carrots, and celery (or celeriac).

Italian Soffritto is another variation, a bit more flexible.
Lard (or olive oil or butter) and finely chopped parsley and onion, with optional garlic, celery, or carrot.

Other combinations are so varied that they don’t really have a standard.

[piroque]

... 4 Chicken Breasts......

Try baking a couple cornish hens or a roasting hen instead , also it's not gumbo unless it has okra ,no okra it's just a soup.

[bgill]

So, 2 cups of oil and grease. No, thanks.

[Ditter]

MrD is the best gumbo cook that a lot of people have seen.
This recipe is not too bad but he doesn't use sausage or chicken. He uses Rajin Cajin dry roux (no oil). Boils the shrimp peels for the liquid, uses shrimp, crawfish and crab meat. Sometimes he uses okra or sometimes gumbo file. He has been making Gumbo for 50+ years and he has got it down!

[chesley]

I’m a file gumbo fan, myself. Mainly because I can’t stand okra unless it’s fried, and sometimes not then.

Rest of it sounds great, though :)

[jstaff]

I like the beer part best. That’s the only way to survive stirring the roux.

[Snickering Hound]

Use chicken thighs, not breasts.

And what does he have against spicy Andouille?