Fresno smoked sausage & lentil gumbo

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¾ pounds Smoked sausage
⅓ cup Alad oil
⅓ cup Flour
4 Stalks celery; chopped fine
3 cloves Garlic; minced
2 mediums Onions; diced
2 larges Carrots; chopped fine
2 quarts Chicken broth
1¾ cup Lentils
1 tablespoon Worcestershire
¼ teaspoon Pepper
¼ teaspoon Cayenne

Directions

In a 5 to 7 quart pan, over medium heat, cook sausage, stirring, until brow. Spoon from pan; reserve. Add oi to drippings in pan to make ⅓ cup fat. Add flour; stir until mixture is red brown, abouth 10 minutes.

Add celery, garlic, onion and crrots; cook, stirring until vegetables begint o soften, about 3 minutes. Add reserved sauseage, chicken broth lentils, worcestershire, pepper and cayenne. Bring to boiling over high ehat; redue to simmer, cover and cook until lentils ar soft when pressed, about 40 minutes.

Found by Fran McGee Source: Sunset Magazine; March 1987 Mrs. Anne Dobrinen, Fresno California Mrs. Dobrinen, Fresno Calif

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