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

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

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