Chef John’s Duck, Sausage, and Shrimp Gumbo

Dairy Free
Health score
13%
Chef John’s Duck, Sausage, and Shrimp Gumbo
385 min.
8
516kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • pound andouille sausage sliced
  •  bay leaf 
  • 0.3 teaspoon cayenne pepper to taste
  • cup celery chopped
  • cups chicken broth 
  • 0.5 teaspoon thyme leaves dried
  •  duck legs 
  • tablespoons flour all-purpose
  •  green onions chopped
  • teaspoon ground pepper black
  • pound crawfish tail meat 
  • cup pickled okra rinsed sliced
  • large onion chopped
  • cup pasilla peppers diced
  • pound gulf shrimp 
  •  ham hock smoked
  • cup tomatoes fresh diced
  • tablespoon vegetable oil as needed

Equipment

  • bowl
  • frying pan
  • whisk
  • dutch oven

Directions

  1. Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook duck legs in the hot oil, skin-side down, until duck legs are browned and skillet contains rendered duck fat, about 10 minutes on the skin side. Flip and cook 3 to 4 minutes on the meat side.
  2. Remove duck legs from skillet, leaving rendered duck fat in the skillet.
  3. Whisk 1 cup flour into the duck fat, adding enough vegetable oil to make the flour mixture a thick and smooth roux. Turn heat to medium-low and cook the roux, stirring constantly, until it turns a rich reddish-brown color, about 40 minutes.
  4. Whisk 2 more tablespoons flour into roux and cook for 2 minutes.
  5. Whisk chicken broth into roux, 1 cup at a time, until all broth has been incorporated.
  6. Remove roux mixture from heat.
  7. Brown andouille sausage in a large Dutch oven over medium heat, about 8 minutes; stir in onion, peppers, celery, and 4 green onions, cooking until onion is translucent, about 10 minutes. Stir thyme, bay leaf, black pepper, and cayenne pepper into sausage mixture, followed by diced tomatoes. Stir to combine.
  8. Place smoked ham hock into the center of the sausage and vegetables.
  9. Pour roux mixture over ham hock along with enough water to cover.
  10. Place duck legs into mixture. Bring to a simmer, turn heat to low, and cover with a lid set at an angle to let steam out. Simmer slowly, stirring occasionally until duck and ham hock meat are tender, about 4 hours. Skim as much fat as possible off the top as it simmers.
  11. Remove duck and ham hock to a bowl and let cool. Stir pickled okra into gumbo. Pick meat from duck legs and pork hock and return meat to the gumbo. Simmer gumbo for 45 more minutes.
  12. Turn heat to medium-high, bring gumbo to a boil, and stir in shrimp and crawfish tails. Cook until shrimp and crawfish tails are bright pink, about 3 minutes. Stir in 1 tablespoon green onion, taste and adjust seasoning, and serve.

Nutrition Facts

Calories516kcal
Protein42.02%
Fat51.46%
Carbs6.52%

Properties

Glycemic Index
38.75
Glycemic Load
2.02
Inflammation Score
-6
Nutrition Score
20.415651943373%

Flavonoids

Naringenin
0.13mg
Apigenin
0.36mg
Luteolin
1.01mg
Isorhamnetin
0.94mg
Kaempferol
0.26mg
Myricetin
0.03mg
Quercetin
7.64mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:516.24kcal
25.81%
Fat:29.24g
44.99%
Saturated Fat:8.8g
55.01%
Carbohydrates:8.34g
2.78%
Net Carbohydrates:6.57g
2.39%
Sugar:3.62g
4.02%
Cholesterol:252.18mg
84.06%
Sodium:1363.54mg
59.28%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:53.72g
107.44%
Vitamin B3:12.8mg
64%
Selenium:40.91µg
58.44%
Phosphorus:361.19mg
36.12%
Vitamin B6:0.66mg
32.89%
Vitamin C:24.72mg
29.96%
Vitamin K:27.73µg
26.41%
Potassium:861.13mg
24.6%
Vitamin B1:0.29mg
19.4%
Zinc:2.82mg
18.82%
Copper:0.36mg
18.21%
Vitamin B2:0.3mg
17.9%
Manganese:0.35mg
17.61%
Iron:3.09mg
17.18%
Magnesium:62.01mg
15.5%
Vitamin B5:1.37mg
13.7%
Vitamin B12:0.7µg
11.74%
Vitamin A:504.74IU
10.09%
Calcium:90.26mg
9.03%
Folate:30.67µg
7.67%
Vitamin E:1.13mg
7.52%
Fiber:1.77g
7.1%
Vitamin D:0.85µg
5.67%
Source:Allrecipes