Chicken Okra Gumbo with Sausage

Title:
Chicken Okra Gumbo with Sausage

Yield:
12 Servings

Categories:
Kosher,
Cajun,
Soups




Ingredients:





     3    4 lb. chickens, cut up


   1/2 c  Veg. oil


     2 lb Sliced okra


   1/2 c  Flour


     1 ga Water


     1    3 oz. Kosher smoked sausage


     1 lb Chicken gizzards, cut up


     2    Med onion, chopped


   1/4    Bell pepper, chopped


     1    Whole bulb garlic, chopped


     2 tb Chopped parsley


     1 tb Sugar


     1    6 oz. cn. tomato paste


     3    Large tomatoes OR >>>>


     1 cn Whole tomatoes (16 oz.)


     2    Bay leaves


     1 pn Thyme


     1 tb Gumbo file'


          Salt & Pepper to taste






 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


 1 1/2 to 2 hrs.


 


 Stir in file' during the last 1/2 hr. of cooking. Serve with hot cooked


 rice in soup bowls.


 


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