CAJUN CHICKEN GUMBO

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1. Season the chicken with spice mix. Melt butter in a large pan, add the chicken and cook for 15 minutes. Remove and keep warm/
2. Stir flour into the pan drippings and whisk over high heat for about 5 minutes to made roux (dark brown but not burnt) Add Cajun vegetables to the roux and cook for about 1-2 minutes.
3. Return the chicken to pan, add stock powder, bay leaves, chilli flakes, clove, allspice, thyme and water. Cover and simmer for about 30 minutes. Add the sausage and cook for a further 30 minutes.
4. Add spring onions and parsley. Simmer for 2 minutes and service with plenty of steamed white rice.
5. NOTE: Cajun vegetables consist of equal quantities of onion, green pepper and celery.

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  5. NOTE: Cajun vegetables consist of equal quantities of onion, green pepper and celery.

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Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 1½ Kg chicken pieces
• 2 teasps Cajun spice mix
• 30g butter
• ¼ cup plain flour
• 3 cups chopped Cajun vegetables
• 2 teasps chick stock powder or 2 Knorr chicken stock cubes
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 teasps chilli flakes
• 1 whole clove
• 3 allspice berries
• ½ teasp dried thyme
• 3 cups water
• 250g spicy smoked pork sausage sliced thickly
• 3 spring onions chopped
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley

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Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 1½ Kg chicken pieces
• 2 teasps Cajun spice mix
• 30g butter
• ¼ cup plain flour
• 3 cups chopped Cajun vegetables
• 2 teasps chick stock powder or 2 Knorr chicken stock cubes
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 teasps chilli flakes
• 1 whole clove
• 3 allspice berries
• ½ teasp dried thyme
• 3 cups water
• 250g spicy smoked pork sausage sliced thickly
• 3 spring onions chopped
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley

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