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Craig Blomberg

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Cajun	Chicken, Gumbo, Cajun	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Chicken, cut into parts (about 3 pounds)
1	lb	Ham chunks
1	lb	Raw hot sausage
1	lb	Pre-cooked hot sausage
2	md	Onions, chopped
2		Toes garlic, minced
1/4	c	Green onions, chopped
1		Bell pepper, chopped
1	c	Celery, chopped
2	tb	Parsley, chopped
3	pk	Brown gravy mix
3	tb	Kitchen Bouquet
3	tb	Cayenne pepper
1	tb	Black pepper
2	tb	Salt
2	tb	Creole seasoning
1 1/2	c	Flour
6	c	Boiling water
1 1/2	c	Cooking oil
1/2	ga	Chicken stock
1	lb	Rice, cooked

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat about 1/4 cup of cooking oil. Fry chicken in oil until lightly
browned. Remove chicken; set aside oil. Fry sausage; drain off excess
grease. Fry ham until lightly browned.
Pour 1/2 gallon stock into pot that chicken was fried in. Add brown gravy
mix; continue cooking.
Meanwhile, heat remaining oil. Add flour and make medium to dark brown
roux. Add onions, green onions, garlic, bell pepper and celery to roux;
cook until chicken is tender. Remove meat; set aside. Bone chicken; season
with additional salt and pepper. Continue cooking gravy until mixture
thickens. Add meat back to gravy. Serve over rice. Serves 15-20.
From: Nancy Bird                      Date: Sat  9 Ap
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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