Description
This is an old, personal favorite recipe of mine. While not totally authentic, it celebrates the fabulous flavors of Cajun cuisine. Serve this thick sauce over rice.
Ingredients
- 6 slices bacon, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
- 1 large onion, diced
- 2 ribs celery, diced
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
- 3 cups cold chicken broth, divided
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 8 ounces andouille sausage, sliced
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped green onion (white and light green parts)
- 2 cups shredded cooked chicken breast
- ¼ cup finely chopped green onion (white and light green parts)
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook and stir bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp
- about 10 minutes. Transfer bacon to a bowl with a slotted spoon
- reserving 2 tablespoons bacon fat in the pan.
- Return skillet to medium heat; cook and stir onion
- celery
- and a pinch of salt until onion begins to soften
- about 5 minutes. Add green bell pepper
- red bell pepper
- and garlic; cook
- stirring frequently
- until bell peppers are soft
- about 5 minutes.
- Pour vegetable oil into the onion mixture
- sprinkle in flour
- and cook until flour is browned and mixture thickens
- about 5 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon black pepper
- paprika
- oregano
- and cayenne pepper and stir to combine.
- Pour 1/4 cup of chicken broth into vegetable mixture; cook and stir
- scraping any browned bits off the bottom of the pan
- until combined. Add remaining broth and Worcestershire sauce. Increase heat to medium-high and simmer until sauce is thick and reduced slightly
- about 10 minutes.
- Reduce heat to low. Add andouille sausage
- chicken
- and reserved bacon. Cook until heated hot.
- Remove from heat
- stir in green onions
- and season with salt and black pepper to taste.
Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
Servings: 4