Theory of Mind: Chicken-Sausage Italian Gumbo
May 17, 2019
For lunch we made an Italian inspired chicken and mild sausage gumbo served with brown rice. This can definitely be made on a budget with plenty of leftovers! Below we have all the directions and ingredients so you can make it as well! We would love to see your creations of this dish!
Ingredients:
- 1/2 orange bell pepper
- 1/2 sweet onion
- 1 stalk celery
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 mild Italian sausage
- 1 chicken breast
- Half stick of butter
- 5Tbsp flour
- 1 cube of Bouillon
- 1 can of tomato paste
- 1 tsp of distilled white vinegar
- ½ a cup of brown rice
Directions:
- Cook rice based on the instructions on box or bag
- Chop orange bell pepper, sweet onion, and celery into small pieces (about half an inch wide).
- Cut the sausage and chicken into small chunks (about an inch)
- Roux: half a stick of butter and 5tbsp
- To make bouillon: 1 cup and a half of water with 1 cube of bouillon
- Add bouillon into roux
- Once the chicken and sausage are cooked place the onions, garlic, bell pepper, and celery into the skillet with ½ tbsp into the pan.
- Add seasoning to skillet: 1 Tbsp basil, 4 pinches of oregano, 2 pinches garlic powder, 1 pinch of onion, thyme and rosemary. (adjust spices to flavor preferences)
- Add a tsp of distilled white vinegar to skillet and let it simmer for about 5-8min.
- Serve with 1/2 cup of rice with a ladle of gumbo
Presentation:
Taste: 7.5, missing citrus, salty, and spicy
Mouth: 9, good because not a lot of soft textures and crunch
Smell: 9.5, smelling of the herbs was nice
Visual appeal: 10, lots of color
Creativity: 10, we made a roux