Chicken And Sausage Gumbo

Total Time: 2 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 lbs chicken pieces
• 1/2 lb andouille sausage, cut up
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 1 bell pepper, diced
• 2 celery ribs, diced
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 lb okra, cut up (fresh or frozen)
• 1/2 cup tomato, peeled, seeded and chopped (optional)
• 1 tablespoon file powder (unless okra is used, one or the other please)
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 cups rice, cooked (accompaniment)
• parsley (garnish)
• salt and pepper (as needed)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 brown chicken and sausage in a cast iron dutch oven. remove from pot and let cool.
• 3 place the vegetable oil and flour into a 5 to 6-quart cast iron dutch oven and whisk together to combine. place on the middle shelf of the oven, uncovered, and bake for 1 1/2 hours, whisking 2 to 3 times throughout the cooking process.
• 4 while the roux is baking, de-bone the chicken and cut into pieces.
• 5 once the roux is done, carefully remove it from the oven and set over medium-high heat. add the onions, celery, green peppers and garlic and cook, moving constantly for 7 to 8 minutes or until the onions begin to turn translucent. add the tomatoes, okra, salt, black pepper, thyme, cayenne pepper, and bay leaves and stir to combine.
• 6 gradually add the chicken stock while whisking continually. add the chicken and sausage. decrease the heat to low, cover and cook for 35 minutes.
• 7 optional; add the file powder while stirring constantly. cover and let sit over low heat for 10 minutes.
• 8 serve over rice, and garnish with parsley.