Lentil-Sausage Gumbo

Submitted by CJAY8248

"This is my son's favorite gumbo recipe. He made this when he was cooking at a little neighborhood tavern. He sold out of it every time he made it."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 1 potful
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 2 large carrots, chopped
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 4 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 -2 smoked sausage, sliced
• 4 (15 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 1 3⁄4 cups lentils
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (to taste)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper (to taste)
• 1⁄4 cup salad oil
• 1⁄4 cup flour

directions

1. Brown sliced sausage in stew pot sprayed with cooking spray. Remove and make roux using salad oil and flour. Cook roux until brown but not burnt. Add garlic and saute until soft. Add broth, sausages, lentils, and seasonings. Bring to a boil; lower heat and simmer 45 minutes to 1 hour or until lentils are soft when pressed. Serve with corn bread.

Reviews

[wcramer06]

Wonderful - very very good. I am already a fan of smoked sausage and lentils so this was a given. I used skinless smoked sausage (Eckrich) and added a bay leaf. Also added 1/4 tsp garlic powder and doubled the cayenne - using mild cayenne, that is. A keeper - in my "best of best" stack.

 

[ladyfingers]

I can see why this gumbo sold out at the tavern. Easy to make and even easier to eat. It halves well too--soups are forgiving in approximate amounts anyway. Very good consistency, flavor with a little bit of heat. Yum! Like Mama Wendy, this is going in my favorite recipe pile.

 

[Amy in Kansas]

Great recipe. I was looking for a way to use up some organic green lentils. I omitted the celery per DH's preference. Instead of using smoked sausage I used Jimmie Dean's Hot Ground Sausage. Thanks for the recipe