Cajun Gumbo

Rice

• 6 oz white rice
• 32 oz water
• 1 pinch salt

Cajun Gumbo

• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 oz fresh parsley leaves and tender stems
• 5 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves only
• 4 ½ oz green bell peppers quartered
• 4 ½ oz celery in pieces
• 4 ½ oz yellow onions quartered
• 1 oz extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp salt to taste
• ½ tsp ground black pepper to taste
• 3 dried bay leaves
• 32 oz chicken stock
• 4 tsp chicken stock paste
• 8 oz vegetable oil
• 6 oz all-purpose flour
• 16 oz chicken thighs, boneless and skinless halved
• 8 oz Andouille sausage sliced in rounds (1 in.)
• 16 oz large shrimp, raw, peeled, deveined halved
• 3 green onions sliced, to serve