Chicken okra gumbo with sausage
12 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4 lb. chickens, cut up | |
| ½ | cup | Veg. oil |
| 2 | pounds | Sliced okra |
| ½ | cup | Flour |
| 1 | gallon | Water |
| 1 | 3 oz. Kosher smoked sausage | |
| 1 | pounds | Chicken gizzards, cut up |
| 2 | Med onion, chopped | |
| ¼ | Bell pepper, chopped | |
| 1 | Whole bulb garlic, chopped | |
| 2 | tablespoons | Chopped parsley |
| 1 | tablespoon | Sugar |
| 1 | 6 oz. cn. tomato paste | |
| 3 | Large tomatoes OR >>>> | |
| 1 | can | Whole tomatoes (16 oz.) |
| 2 | Bay leaves | |
| 1 | pinch | Thyme |
| 1 | tablespoon | Gumbo file' |
| Salt & Pepper to taste | ||
Directions
Brown chicken pieces in some of the oil; remove from pot. Brown okra and remove from pot. Add rmainder of oil and flour, stirring constantly untill roux is a rich brown.
Add okra and water to roux, blending well. Add chicken, sausage, gizzards, and remaining ingredients except file'. Salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 1½ to 2 hrs. Stir in file' during the last ½ hr. of cooking. Serve with hot cooked rice in soup bowls.