Chicken Okra Gumbo with Sausage
A traditional Cajun recipe for Chicken Okra Gumbo with Sausage.
SouthernChickenAdvanced45 min
Ingredients
Servings
4
- 3 4 lb. chickens, cut up
- 1/2 Cup Veg. oil
- 2 Pound Sliced okra
- 1/2 Cup Flour
- 1 Gallon Water
- 1 3 oz. Kosher smoked sausage
- 1 Pound Chicken gizzards, cut up
- 2 Medium onion, chopped
- 1/4 Bell pepper, chopped
- 1 Whole bulb garlic, chopped
- 2 Tablespoon 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
Instructions
- 1
Brown chicken pieces in some of the oil; remove from pot.
- 2
Brown okra and remove from pot.
- 3
Add rmainder of oil and flour, stirring constantly untill roux is a rich brown.
- 4
Add okra and water to roux, blending well.
- 5
Add chicken, sausage, gizzards, and remaining ingredients except file'. Salt and pepper to taste.
- 6
Cook for 1 1/2 to 2 hrs.
- 7
Stir in file' during the last 1/2 hr. of cooking.
- 8
Serve with hot cooked rice in soup bowls.
Tags
southerncajun
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