Chicken Okra Gumbo With Sausage


Course : Cajun
Serves: 12
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Ingredients:


3 large chickens -- cut up 4 lb. each

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 pounds sliced okra

1/2 cup flour

1 gallon water

3 ounces kosher smoked sausage

1 pound chicken gizzards -- cut up

2 medium onion -- chopped

1/4 medium bell pepper -- chopped

1 whole bulb garlic chopped

2 tablespoons chopped parsley

1 tablespoon sugar

6 ounces tomato paste

3 large tomatoes OR

1 can whole tomatoes -- (16 oz.)

2 pieces bay leaves

1 dash thyme

1 tablespoon gumbo file

1 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste
 

Preparation / Directions:


Brown chicken pieces in some of the oil; remove from pot. Brown okra and remove from pot. Add remainder of oil and flour, stirring constantly until 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 1 1/2 to 2 hrs. Stir in file' during the last 1/2 hr. of cooking. Serve with hot cooked rice in soup bowl


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