Fedup2here's Gumbo

My mama used to make potato salad to go with Fedup2here's Gumbo - but that's a lot of starch for one meal, so you could just make a green salad - this is a heavy meal, so you don't need a lotta sides.

Yield: Feeds 4 Cajuns or 6 Yankees

Ingredients

Roux

• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil

Gumbo

• Smoked sausage, sliced into circles
• Various chicken parts - about 5 or 6 thighs is good
• 1/2 chopped onion
• 1/2 chopped green bell pepper
• As much garlic as you can stand
• Worcestershire sauce
• Salt
• Pepper
• Kitchen Bouquet
• 4 or 5 green onion tops, chopped)

Instructions

Roux

1. In a small saucepan warm the oil on medium heat, pour in the flour and stir, stir, stir until it's dark brown (like mahogany).

Gumbo

1. While that's goin', in a large pan brown the sausage until it's good and juicy in there - let the sausage stick a little - it'll add more flavor.
2. Next, add your chicken parts - and a little salt/pepper to taste - brown that too.
3. When the roux is the right color, add the onion, bell pepper and garlic - sauté until wilted.
4. Add the whole mess to the pot of browned meat, add enough water to cover all the meat - and the Worcestershire - 1 tablespoon or 3 good shakes! Stir it up until everything is mixed well - no lumps from the roux - it should be really soupy/watery. If its not dark enough, add a little Kitchen Bouquet to darken it. Bring it to a boil. lower to simmer, cover and cook for about 40 minutes.
5. Add green onion tops, cover and cook about 10 minutes.
6. Serve over rice in a bowl, like soup - not like gravy!

Attribution

Submitted to Recipe Goldmine by Princess FedUp2Here