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Ingredients
Gumbo
- Ingredients
- 9 ozs onions (Each 50 g)
- 3 garlic cloves
- 2 Red Bell pepper (À 150 g)
- 2 Rods Celery (À 75 g)
- 8 Chicken drumstick
- salt
- peppers
- 2 Tbsps olive oil
- 15 ozs Tomatoes (Can; drained weight)
- 1 ¾ pints Chicken broth
- ¾ cup white wine (or vegetable broth)
- 1 tsp Cumin
- 3 ozs Brown rice
- 5 ozs Okra
- 4 great shrimp (80 g; ready to cook)
Peel and chop onion and garlic.
Rinse peppers, quarter and remove seeds. Cut into 1-cm (approximately 1/3 inch) cubes.
Rinse and de-thread celery. Cut into thin slices.
Rinse chicken drumsticks, pat dry and remove the skin with a knife. Season with salt and pepper.
Heat the oil in a large saucepan and fry the drumsticks on all sides. Remove and set aside.
Add the onions, garlic, peppers and celery to the pan. Sauté over medium heat, stirring, for 3-4 minutes.
Crush the tomatoes in a bowl and add to pan. Add broth and white wine to pan. Season with cumin and bring to a boil.
Stir in rice. Add drumsticks. Cook covered on medium heat. Simmer for 20 minutes.
Rinse okra and cut into 1 cm wide (approximately 1/3 inch) pieces and add to the pan. Simmer another 25-30 minutes.
Rinse shrimp, pat dry and add to pan before final 5 minutes of cooking time. Season with salt and pepper and serve.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 427 cal. | (20 %) | ||
| Protein | 44 g | (45 %) | ||
| Fat | 15 g | (13 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 23 g | (15 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 8 g | (27 %) |
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