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. 1

    Brown chicken pieces in some of the oil; remove from pot.

  2. 2

    Brown okra and remove from pot.

  3. 3

    Add rmainder of oil and flour, stirring constantly untill roux is a rich brown.

  4. 4

    Add okra and water to roux, blending well.

  5. 5

    Add chicken, sausage, gizzards, and remaining ingredients except file'. Salt and pepper to taste.

  6. 6

    Cook for 1 1/2 to 2 hrs.

  7. 7

    Stir in file' during the last 1/2 hr. of cooking.

  8. 8

    Serve with hot cooked rice in soup bowls.

Tags

southerncajun

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