Chicken And Sausage Gumbo

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 1/2 tablespoons gumbo file
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 3 lbs chicken, cut up
• 1 cup oil
• 1 lb smoked sausage, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (or andouille)
• 1 cup onion (chopped)
• 1 cup bell pepper, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 cup okra, chopped (or more if you like)
• 8 cups chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 4 cups rice, cooked (i cook mine in a rice cooker while preparing other ingredients)

Recipe

• 1 mix 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, and 1/2 tsp onion powder; then rub mixture on the chicken pieces and set aside for 30 minutes.
• 2 place 1/2 cup flour in a bag and add chicken pieces; shake well to coat the chicken. using 1/2 cup of oil, fry the chicken in a skillet until crust is brown on both sides (about 5 minutes). remove chicken from skillet and drain.
• 3 in the same pan, cook the sausage until browned. remove from heat, drain and set aside with the chicken.
• 4 mix 3/4 cup flour and 1/2 cup of oil in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat and stir to mix. continue cooking and constantly stirring until the roux is a dark chocolate brown. (you might need some help, this part can take 30 min). do not cook on too high of a heat setting. if it begins to cook too fast, remove from the heat and keep stirring mixture.
• 5 add chopped vegetables and stir thoroughly. mixture will be sticky. cook for about 5 minutes. (adding the veggies stops the browning process).
• 6 add the chicken stock 1 cup at a time until it is well blended. add the remaining seasonings, paprika, file', chicken pieces and sausage. simmer for 1 1/2 hours. serve over rice. serves 8.