Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Smothered Okra, Chicken, Sausage, and Shrimp

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces of sliced okra (fresh or frozen)
  • 1 lb of pork, beef, or turkey sausage of your choice
  • 1 lb of shrimp
  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 1 diced onion
  • 1 diced bell pepper
  • 2 tablespoons of minced garlic 
  • 12 oz of tomato paste
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp of Accent seasoning 
  • 1 tsp of Tony's Chachere
  • 1 tsp of garlic powder
  • 1 tsp of onion powder
  • 3 cups of cooked rice
  • 1/3 cup of white vinegar
  • 2 tsp of sugar
  • water
  • fresh cornbread (optional)

Directions

  1. Bring water to boil in a large pot.
  2. Add chicken breast, salt, pepper, Accent seasoning, Tony's Chachere, garlic powder, onion powder, diced onion, and diced bell peppers to boiling water. 
  3. Boil for 30-35 minutes. 
  4. While chicken is boiling, slice up sausage. 
  5. Place sausage on a baking sheet and bake in oven at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. 
  6. Remove sausage from oven and set to the side. 
  7. Place okra and vinegar in a frying pan and cook on high for 10 minutes stirring often. Set aside when done.
  8. Remove boiled chicken from pot and keep the seasoned water mixture in the pot.
  9. Shred chicken and return to its original pot. 
  10.  Add tomato paste to the shredded chicken and stir over medium heat until mixture is evenly combined. 
  11. Add sugar, sausage, and okra to the chicken and water mix. 
  12. Boil ingredients for 20 minutes. 
  13. Add shrimp to pot and boil for an additional 5-7 minutes. 
  14. Serve hot over a bed of rice and with cornbread on the side. 
Source — My Recipe
Prepared by Nicquita Harris
Louisiana Anthology
September 28, 2021

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