Chicken Gumbo With Smoked Sausage

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 1/2-3 lbs chicken, skin removed and cut into pieces
• 1 lb smoked sausage, cut into 1/4 in rounds
• 1/2 cup bacon drippings (i use margarine)
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 -2 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1 bunch green onion, sliced
• 1 medium green pepper, chopped (optional)
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 quart water
• 2 chicken flavored bullion cubes
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 melt margarine in large dutch oven or fairly deep pot over medium heat.
• 2 lightly brown the sausage.
• 3 reserving drippings, remove sausage from pot and drain well in a colander or on paper toweling.
• 4 add chopped onion, garlic, half of the sliced green onions and green pepper to pot.
• 5 saute until onions are translucent and tender.
• 6 remove all from pot and drain well.
• 7 in a separate pot, make the roux by heating the oil over medium heat.
• 8 add flour, stirring constantly until it is the color of a copper penny, about 15 or 20 minutes.
• 9 gradually add the water to the roux, stirring until well blended.
• 10 stir in bullion cubes, salt and pepper.
• 11 add chicken, sausage, cooked onion and green pepper.
• 12 cover and simmer for about one hour, stirring occasionally.
• 13 remove chicken from pot and cut meat off bones, if desired.
• 14 return chicken pieces to pot and heat through.
• 15 serve over rice in bowls.
• 16 sprinkle some remaining green onions on top of each serving, along with a few shakes of the file' spice.