Chicken okra gumbo with sausage

12 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 4 lb. chickens, cut up
½ cup Veg. oil
2 pounds Sliced okra
½ cup Flour
1 gallon Water
1 3 oz. Kosher smoked sausage
1 pounds Chicken gizzards, cut up
2 Med onion, chopped
¼ Bell pepper, chopped
1 Whole bulb garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons 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

Directions

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 1½ to 2 hrs. Stir in file' during the last ½ hr. of cooking. Serve with hot cooked rice in soup bowls.

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