Chicken and sausage gumbo (crockpot)

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
cupAll-purpose flour
cupCooking oil
3cupsWater
12ouncesFully cooked smoked sausage links, sliced and quartered
2cupsChopped cooked chicken
2cupsSliced okra OR one 10-oz package frozen whole okra, sliced
½Inch thick
1cupChopped onion
½cupChopped green pepper
½cupChopped celery
4Cloves garlic, minced
1teaspoonSalt
½teaspoonPepper
¼teaspoonGround red pepper Hot cooked rice

Directions

For roux, in a heavy 2-quart saucepan stir together flour and oil till smooth. Cook over medium-high heat 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium. Cook and stir constantly about 15 minutes more or till a dark, reddish brown roux forms. Cool.

In a 3½, 4-, 5-, or 6-quart crockery cooker place water. Stir in roux.

Add sausage, chicken, okra, onion, green pepper, celery, garlic, salt, pepper, and red pepper. Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 10-12 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 ½ to 5 hours. Skim off fat. Serve over rice.

Makes 6 servings.

Posted by Michael Prothro KOOK-NET : Mike's Resort BBS, Fayetteville,AR,(501)521-8920 Submitted By COOK4U@... On THU, 31 AUG 1995 062559 -0400 From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini