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                    Chicken Okra Gumbo With Sausage

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Serving Size  : 12   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Soups

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  3                    4 lb. chickens, cut up
    1/2   c            Veg. oil
  2       lb           Sliced okra
    1/2   c            Flour
  1       ga           Water
  1                    3 oz. Kosher smoked sausage
  1       lb           Chicken gizzards, cut up
  2                    Med onion, chopped
    1/4                Bell pepper, chopped
  1                    Whole bulb garlic, chopped
  2       tb           Chopped parsley
  1       tb           Sugar
  1                    6 oz. cn. tomato paste
  3                    Large tomatoes -OR-
  1       cn           Whole tomatoes (16 oz.)
  2                    Bay leaves
  1       pn           Thyme
  1       tb           Gumbo file
                       Salt & Pepper to taste

 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 until 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.

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