Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons coconut oil
- 2 small onions – peeled and diced
- ½ a bunch of celery
- 6 cloves of garlic – peeled and crushed
- 6 carrots (Wairuna Organics)
- 1 red capsicum
- 6 andouille sausages (Havoc Farm Pork)
- 1 litre chicken stock
- 400g can crushed tomatoes
- 1 can water
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon each of salt and pepper
- 1 cup brown or wild rice
- 150g – 200g de-shelled frozen prawns
- Parsley to garnish
Tags
Meat
Gumbo with Andouille Sausage
Method
- Heat coconut oil in a large soup pot, on a medium heat
- Slice sausages into 2cm thick pieces
- Add sausages to the oil and cook until browned
- Remove and set aside
- Add the onion, garlic, and a generous pinch of salt and lower the heat
- Cut the celery and red capsicum into small pieces and add to the pot
- Cut the carrots pieces, a similar size to the sausages and add to the pot
- Cook until the vegetables start to become tender
- Add the sausages back to the pot
- Add the stock, tomatoes, water, bay leaf, paprika, rice, salt and pepper
- Bring to the boil, and then lower to a gentle simmer
- Simmer for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally to ensure it doesn’t catch on the bottom
- Check that the rice is cooked
- Once the rice is tender, add in the prawns and cook for a further 10minutes or until the prawns are cooked to your liking
- Taste and season
- Garnish with some roughly sliced parsley