Lower Carb Andouille Sausage And Okra Gumbo Recipes

LOWER CARB ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE AND OKRA GUMBO

Steps:

• Melt butter in Gumbo Pot.
• Incorporate Flour with a whisk and cook over Medium to Medium high heat, whisking constantly, until roux resembles the color of peanut butter (6-8 minutes). Remove pot from heat.
• Add Onions, Celery and Green Pepper and saute over medium low heat until soft.
• Add Diced Chicken, and continue to saute until cubes of meat are cooked through.
• Add Ham and Andouille and saute a few more minutes.
• Add Okra, Tomatoes, Water, Vegetable Broth and Tony Chachere's seasoning and bring to a rolling boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer 1-2 hours until thickened.
• Serve over 1/4 Cup Cooked Rice (or finely chopped cooked Cauliflower if you are a strict low carber).

LOW CARB GUMBO RECIPE

Steps:

• In a medium to large soup pot, use 1 tbsp of the oil (premeasure the 1/2 cup and just use a little from that) to saute the onion, celery and bell peppers until the onions are translucent.
• Add the sausage and shrimp and saute for about 2 more minutes.
• Stir in the arrowroot powder, then add the bay leaves, chicken broth remainder of oil and creole seasoning.
• Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer.
• Cook for about 10-15 minutes, or until the broth has reduced enough to become slightly thickened from the arrowroot powder (it won't be very thick, but you'll see a slight difference in the broth).
• Cool and serve.

SHRIMP, OKRA AND ANDOUILLE SMOKED SAUSAGE GUMBO

Steps:

• In a 5 1/2 quart saucepan, heat the oil until hot. Add 6 cups of the okra. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add 1 teaspoon of the white pepper, 1 teaspoon of the red pepper and the black pepper and stir well. Cook until well browned. (about 10 minutes), stirring frequently. Stir in the onions; cook for 5 minutes, stirring often and scraping pan bottom as needed. Add 1 cup of the stock (or water) and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the tomatoes and cook for 8 more minutes, stirring frequently. Add another 2 cups stock ( or water) cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the remaining 1/2 teaspoon white pepper, 1/2 teaspoon red pepper and the salt, garlic, onion powder and thyme. Add the butter and continue cooking over high heat, stirring until butter is melted and scraping the bottom well.
• Add the remaining 7 cups of stock, stirring well. Bring to boil, stirring occasionally. Add the andouille sausage and return to a boil; reduce heat and simmer about 45 minutes more, stirring occasionally. Add the remaining 2 1/2 cups okra; simmer 10 minutes. Then add the shrimp and green onions. Return gumbo to a boil, then remove from heat. Skim any oil from the surface and serve immediately.
• To serve, place a mounded 1/4 cup rice in the center of each serving bowl; spoon 1 1/2 cups gumbo around the rice. Serve half that amount for appetizer.

OKRA GUMBO WITH CHICKEN & ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Mix your onion, celery, and bell pepper together: The Holy Trinity.
• Heat the oil in a cast iron dutch oven over medium heat, whisk in the flour to make a milk chocolate colored Roux.
• Add the Andouille, 1 Tbsp of Seasoning, and 3/4 of the Holy Trinity, cook, stirring often, for about ten minutes or until the vegetables soften, add the cold stock, remaining seasoning, okra, remaining trinity, and Garlic.
• Bring to a boil then bring this down to a simmer, add the thigh meat and let it go for at least 2 hours, stirring occasionally. About 10-15 minutes before you're ready to serve add the Worcestershire, hot sauce, and 1/2 of the Green Onions.
• Serve with Creole Boiled Rice, crusty French bread.
• Garnish with green onions, and the parsley.