"Cooking for Squares" Chicken & Sausage Gumbo

[CSILogic]

Good start; you know the basic principles of doing a gumbo, mainly the roux. Except you add the file' and all the chopped seasonings to the stock when you first put it in and cook with the the sausage to start. Then add the chicken. But may I suggest peeled shrimp, or crawfish? Gumbo crabs? But you put shrimp and crawfish in last. They shouldn't cook as long as everything else, 1/2 hour is all that is really needed to cook. Could even add in some okra. But still very nice. You GEAUX girl!

[texasbadazz1]

you did an okay job you might wanna put a lil more oil in your roux next time so it wont be as pasty as it was in this video...my momma is from the N.O. and i been cookin gumbo for over 14yrs now...video comin soon...but nice work.

[dirkdigla1914]

looks good, but u really can't call it gumbo. why? because there's no okra in it. gumbo is the african word for okra

[knight7se7en]

This recipe works great! I pretty much followed it to the letter but with a few alterations.....1) I used two chicken thighs and 2 turkey thighs, 2) I didn't use any green onions or file powder, 3) I added about two pounds of crawfish overnighted from New Orleans at the very end and 4) I let it simmer for about and hour more than specified here. The final product was EXCELLENT! Good food takes time and I'm glad I was patient!

[Dreaontv]

@knight7se7en sounds great! And yes, good food does take time but its oh so worth it

[Dreaontv]

Gumbo, Soup..tomato, tomatoe...who the eff cares?! its TASTY. Ugh, get over urselves lol

[Rayvyn007]

I make a turkey and sausage gumbo but I use smoked beef sausage from a local meat market that makes their own. I make it with the left over turkey from Thanksgiving and Christmas. You can find it on Recipesource . com.

[ItsXp3erynce]

Bravo!

[adenatiez]

u guys call thyme green onions =\. lol cool.

[Dreaontv]

@adenatiez no we call green onions (or scallions) green onions and we call thyme thyme.

[jjmaker]

this is not a gumbo, this is soup with sausage and chicken added. I'm sure its good, but not a gumbo. Also, you never eat a gumbo the same day you cook it, let it sit outside in the cold overnite or in your icebox, then simmer the next morning.

[belfor21]

@jjmaker You right. That's all that is soup . 

[leigh1976]

yummy the best i have seen on youtube great job

[finey23]

looks amazingly delicious. finey

[kissykay07]

wait! i'm buggin! ur making a chicken and sausage gumbo not a seafood gumbo lmao!! go on and ignore me lol!!!

[kissykay07]

hey drea! love ur vids!! i'm from new orleans and i've always found that chicken gizzards is a good alternative for the chicken breast..and chicken drumettes and hot sausage, the original new orleans kind lol!! just a suggestion, i'm 21 and rarely cook gumbo but i throw it all in and it works..give it a shot!!

keep up with the great vids!! ttyl!

[preciousJy]

I fell in love with gumbo when i moved to Louisiana!!! I must say I do rather the chicken breast!! I find thighs to add to much grease then you are stuck scanning the top of the gumbo to take the grease out!! Nice recipe!

[TheLuvely25]

Drea that looked do delicious but by the time you finish making it 5 hours later you might pass out from hunger before it's finished! LOL I had no idea Gumbo took so long :-(

[Dreaontv]

yup its def an investment in time, but oooooooh so worth it! lol

[Dreaontv]

its peeeeeerfect for winter too!

[KissameIkissau]

You're beautiful and you cook...girl you are the bomb!!! I am feelin all your videos. I am going to have to ask drea :) LOL..Thanks for making youtube fun and helpful.

[Dreaontv]

aww how sweet you are..thank u!

[SweeetPrincessa]

Danm its like Haitian food. It takes so long to do.

[djginyc]

You Need 300000000000000000000000000000­0000 Episodes on How too COOK! Thats a Major Problem for Black Women ...woops...MOST women Born After 1975! Geeeez!

And the food looked good...Minus the PORK! DREA!!!!!!!

[Dreaontv]

are you saying I need to watch 30000000000 episodes to learn how to cook or I need to make that many more to teach?

I know how to cook fool! lol

p.s. the sausage were beef ;)

[aprilshowers7159]

dang! I'm HONGRY forreal....just looking at that gumbo!!! I know one thang, that gumbo was jammin Drea!!!!! *kudos!*

[Dreaontv]

I saved myself half the pot this time! lol I wasn't goin out like a sucka left with crumbs this go round

[humblechick3000]

lmfao@the singing

[JuJuHairCo]

Girrrrllll....I just made my GUMBO.....when I say the Bidness...that is what I mean. Good Job.

[Dreaontv]

HELLO?!?! so we big keyboard fingas but I can't get a bowl?! lol

j/k I'm glad it came out good suga!

[NikkiiDior]

i've taken a short hiatus from y-t, and came back to ms drea doin big thangs! I am definitely a square when it comes to cooking, so I'm going to attempt this recipe, and pray it turns out like yours did.

*aka* lundyn

[Dreaontv]

welcome back lundyn! where ya been suga?

and tell me how it turns out! (us squares have to stick together!)

[anotharemix]

OMG, Drea...You betta have you your cooking show. I AM NOT MAD! You got a bitch drooling over here..and taking notes. I don't know what dumbass didn't hold onto you like he was supposed to. Oh well...NEXT! Love that you did this..for real. I was so shocked and proud (dunno why). Very diva of you.

[Dreaontv]

aww suga thank u! and chile we won't get on the fools that pass me up lol oh well more gumbo for me! :)

[anotharemix]

Well, if this one forgets his place, I'm goin str8. I'll look you up. LMAO..girl, please! But yeah..I don't cook, but I wanna try this someday soon.

[videosbyXQ]

DAYUM. It's 10:45 and this video made me hungrayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy­!!!

[Dreaontv]

its never too early for gumbo! lol

[cendelin]

gone 'head girl... looks good Drea!

[Dreaontv]

cen! hey stranger!!

[tevar1998]

You better cook girl!!!

[hight0wertv]

i know aint none left of that.

haha.

i'll be doing this next week.

[Dreaontv]

do a tutorial when you do it d! lol

and I have like one bowl left!

[uknomee]

watching this video got me HUNGRY...

-ooooh wee watchoutherenow

lol

[nvncyble]

u save my plate?

[Dreaontv]

you get to scrape the pot! isn't that the best part? lol

[zeeartfuldodger]

this looks like a full day o' cookin'...lol

but it looks glorious - and i WILL be making this. thanks for sharing!

[Dreaontv]

lol its not..just set aside like 3-4 hours, but its worth it! :)

[Idleflirt]

hmmm i'm hungry

[Dreaontv]

I'll try a seafood gumbo another time..the way this one tastes, I think the shrimp flavor would get lost in it. everything compliments each other so well in this recipe.

I definitely think you should try it!

[soundlyawake]

save me some :)

[Dreaontv]

theres about a bowl and a half left! u better come get it! lol

[bearr7]

VERY VERY GOOD! NOT BAD!