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Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

A traditional Cajun recipe for Chicken and Sausage Gumbo.

SouthernChickenAdvanced480 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 1/3 Cup All-purpose flour
  • 1/3 Cup Cooking oil
  • 3 Cup Water
  • 12 Ounce Fully cooked smoked sausage links, sliced and quartered
  • 2 Cup Chopped cooked chicken
  • 1 Cup Sliced okra OR one 10-oz package frozen whole okra, sliced 1/2 Inch thick
  • 1 Cup Chopped onion
  • 1/2 Cup Chopped green pepper
  • 1/2 Cup Chopped celery
  • 4 Cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Pepper
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Ground red pepper Hot cooked rice

Instructions

  1. 1

    For roux, in a heavy 2-quart saucepan stir together flour and oil till smooth.

  2. 2

    Cook over medium-high heat 5 minutes, stirring constantly.

  3. 3

    Reduce heat to medium. Cook and stir constantly about 15 minutes more or till a dark, reddish brown roux forms. Cool.

  4. 4

    In a 3 1/2, 4-, 5-, or 6-quart crockery cooker place water.

  5. 5

    Stir in roux.

  6. 6

    Add sausage, chicken, okra, onion, green pepper, celery, garlic, salt, pepper, and red pepper.

  7. 7

    Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 10-12 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 1/2 to 5 hours.

  8. 8

    Skim off fat. Serve over rice.

Tags

soupsoutherncajun