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CHICKEN    GUMBO
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CHICKEN GUMBO

13 ingredients 6 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

833
Calories
46g
Protein
21g
Fat
114g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • three pounds clams
  • one pint milk
  • one cup water
  • four ounces of puff-paste
  • one quart of boiling consomme over
  • a cupful of strained tomatos
  • two dozen fine okra-pods sliced
  • one spoon flour
  • one spoon butter
  • twelve equal sized pieces
  • salt
  • paprika
  • pepper

Directions

1

Cut up a young chicken, wash and season well, roll in flour, then fry in good dripping with a sliced onion to a light brown. Then add a cupful of strained tomatos, more seasoning of salt and paprika, and after it boils again add two dozen fine okra-pods sliced, and cook half an hour after it begins to boil.

2

Mrs. C E. Tiiom, Santa Monica. CLAM BROTH.

3

Three pounds clams, one pint milk, one spoon flour, one spoon butter, pepper to taste. Brush and rinse clams and bring to boil in one cup water ; remove clams and strain liquor through cheese cloth. Boil milk in double boiler and add flour, butter creamed, pepper and clam liquor, and serve very hot.

4

MRS. J. G. MossiN. COXSOMME DUCHESSE.

5

Butter a baking sheet, cover with four ounces of puff-paste, cook in the oven for six minutes, then cover the paste with forcemeat in small lumps laid at a little distance apart. Cut the paste into twelve equal sized pieces, each piece holding a lump of the forcemeat ; pour one quart of boiling consomme over and serve.

6

MRS. M. J. CONXELL.

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