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Chicken Okra Gumbo with Sausage

A traditional Cajun recipe for Chicken Okra Gumbo with Sausage.

SouthernChickenAdvanced45 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • lb. chickens, cut up
  • 0.5 cup Veg. oil
  • 2 lb Sliced okra
  • 0.5 cup Flour
  • 1 gallon Water
  • Kosher smoked sausage
  • 1 lb Chicken gizzards, cut up
  • 2 medium onion, chopped
  • 0.3 Bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 Whole bulb garlic, chopped
  • 2 tbsp Chopped parsley
  • 1 tbsp Sugar
  • cn. tomato paste
  • 3 large tomatoes OR 1 Can Whole tomatoes [16 oz.]
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 1 Pinch Thyme
  • 1 tbsp Gumbo file'
  • Salt & Pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. 1

    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 1 1/2 to 2 hrs. Stir in file' during the last 1/2 hr. of cooking. Serve with hot cooked rice in soup bowls.

Tags

cajun