Granny's Chicken Okra Gumbo with Sausage

Yield
18 servingsPrep
10 minCook
2 hrsReady
2 hrsTrans-fat Free, Low Sodium
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
4 | pounds |
whole chicken
cut up |
|
½ | cup |
vegetable oil
|
|
2 | pounds |
okra
sliced |
|
½ | cup |
all-purpose flour
|
|
1 | gallon |
water
|
*
|
1 | pounds |
sausage
|
*
|
1 | pound |
chicken gizzards
cut up |
*
|
2 | medium |
onions
chopped |
|
¼ | each |
black pepper
chopped |
*
|
2 | tablespoons |
parsley leaves
chopped |
|
1 | tablespoon |
sugar
|
|
3 | large |
tomatoes
chopped |
|
1 | can |
tomatoes
|
*
|
2 | each |
bay leaves
|
*
|
1 | pinch |
thyme
|
*
|
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
1.8 | kg |
whole chicken
cut up |
|
118 | ml |
vegetable oil
|
|
907.2 | g |
okra
sliced |
|
118 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
3.8 | l |
water
|
*
|
453.6 | g |
sausage
|
*
|
453.6 | g |
chicken gizzards
cut up |
*
|
2 | medium |
onions
chopped |
|
0.3 | each |
black pepper
chopped |
*
|
3E+1 | ml |
parsley leaves
chopped |
|
15 | ml |
sugar
|
|
3 | large |
tomatoes
chopped |
|
1 | can |
tomatoes
|
*
|
2 | each |
bay leaves
|
*
|
1 | pinch |
thyme
|
*
|
Directions
Brown chicken pieces in some of the oil; remove from pot.
Brown okra and remove from pot. Add remainder 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 1½ to 2 hrs.
Stir in file' during the last ½ hr. of cooking.
Serve with hot cooked rice in soup bowls.