Chicken & Smoked Ham Gumbo

Name: Chicken & Smoked Ham Gumbo
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 green pepper, halved lengthways, deseeded and diced; hot pepper sauce, to serve; 150 g/5½ oz/¾ cup fresh or defrosted, frozen sweetcorn kernels; ¼ tsp dried chilli flakes, or to taste; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 tsp lemon juice, to taste (optional); 1 tsp smoked paprika; 350 ml/12 fl oz/scant 1½ cups Chicken Stock, Vegetable Stock or ready-made stock; 400 g/14 oz/scant 12/3 cups tinned chopped tomatoes; 4 tbsp chopped parsley leaves, plus extra to serve; 4 garlic cloves, chopped; 60 g/2¼ oz/½ cup plain white flour; 2 bay leaves; a pinch of light brown sugar; 280 g/10 oz smoked ham, trimmed and diced; cooked American long-grain rice, to serve; 4 okra, trimmed and sliced; 3 tbsp corn oil; 1 celery stick, halved lengthways and chopped; 400 g/14 oz boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into thick strips; 1 tbsp dried thyme; 2 tbsp tomato purée; salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

I Love My Slow Cooker

By Beverly LeBlanc

Published 2012

About

Ingredients

3 tbsp corn oil
60 g/2¼ oz/½ cup

Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low, then sprinkle over the flour and stir to make a thick paste. Continue stirring for 15–20 minutes until the paste turns a hazelnut colour. It will be very slow to change colour, then change quickly, so watch closely so that it does not burn.

Add the onion, garlic, celery and pepper and stir for a further