Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Serves:
-
8-10
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
- 1⁄2 cup flour
- 2 large onions, chopped
- 3 -4 stalks celery, chopped
- 1 bell pepper, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 (1 lb) can tomatoes, chopped
- 2 cups organic chicken broth or 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 quart water
- 20 ounces okra, fresh or frozen
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 - 1 1⁄2 lb chicken, diced
- 1 - 1 1⁄2 lb andouille sausage, sliced
- 2 -3 cups uncooked rice
- 1 dash gumbo file
directions
- Brown flour in oil in a heavy soup pot, making a dirty brown 'chocolate roux' over low-medium or medium heat, 5-10 minutes depending on wares used. Do not burn.
- Add onions, celery, bell pepper, garlic and saute. Stir constantly until soft.
- Add tomato sauce, tomatoes, chicken broth, water, okra, and seasonings. Stir and simmer for 45 minutes.
- Add chicken and sausage, and cook for approximately 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook rice in rice cooker or stovetop.
- Center a scoop of hot rice in individual bowls. Ladle gumbo over rice.
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