Poule d’Eau Gumbo

Preparation info
  • 6 to 8

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Dooky Chase Cookbook

By Leah Chase

Published 2023

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Ingredients

  • 6 poule d’eau (cleaned and skinned)
  • 2 cups milk
  • ½ cup veget

Method

Cut birds in quarters. Wash well and put in bowl. Pour milk over birds; let them soak overnight in the refrigerator.

In a 5-quart Magnalite stockpot, heat the oil. Remove birds from milk; rinse them off. Put birds in hot oil and brown on all sides. Add ham; cook for 5 minutes. Remove birds and ham from pot. Set aside.

Add flour to drippings. Brown flour until golden brown. Add o