Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Gumbo - Chicken and Ham

brown i pkg of chicken tenders (seasoned with cajun seasoning) in olive oil over medium high
add about 1 cup of ham chunks continue browning - turn chicken once one side is browned
once fully browned remove mean from pan and brown
1 cup of diced onion/celery/carrots and 3/4 cup diced green peppers
when translucent add 1 small can tomato sauce and let it brown until mahoghany
add 1.5 cups ham stock, 1 cup okra, 1 can of red kidney beans (rinsed), more cajun seasoning and browned meat
cook for 15-20 minutes
add shrimp if desired
if including rice add appropriate amount of stock and rice at the lass step

Suprisingly my best attempt at cajun food so far