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Chicken Okra Gumbo with Sausage

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This hearty gumbo features a rich, dark roux base simmered with chicken, okra, and smoked sausage. The dish is seasoned with garlic, bay leaves, and thyme, then finished with gumbo file for authentic flavor. Perfect for slow cooking, it delivers deep, savory notes that pair beautifully with hot cooked rice.
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Difficulty: Intermediate
Servings: 8
Calories: 350
Description
This hearty gumbo features a rich, dark roux base simmered with chicken, okra, and smoked sausage. The dish is seasoned with garlic, bay leaves, and thyme, then finished with gumbo file for authentic flavor. Perfect for slow cooking, it delivers deep, savory notes that pair beautifully with hot cooked rice.
Ingredients
  • 1/3 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cups Cooking oil
  • 3 cups Water
  • 12 oz Fully cooked smoked sausage links, sliced and quartered
  • 3 lbs Chickens, cut up
  • 2 lbs Sliced okra
  • 1 cup Chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup Chopped celery
  • 1/4 bell pepper Chopped
  • 4 clove Garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon Ground red pepper
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 pinch Thyme
  • 1 tablespoon Gumbo file'
  • 1 cup Hot cooked rice, for serving
Directions
  1. 1
    For roux, in a heavy 2-quart saucepan stir together flour and oil till smooth.
  2. 2
    Cook over medium-high heat 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
  3. 3
    Reduce heat to medium. Cook and stir constantly about 15 minutes more or till a dark, reddish brown roux forms.
  4. 4
    Cool the roux slightly.
  5. 5
    In a 3 1/2, 4-, 5-, or 6-quart crockery cooker place water.
  6. 6
    Stir in roux.
  7. 7
    Add sausage, chicken, okra, onion, green pepper, celery, garlic, salt, pepper, and red pepper.
  8. 8
    Add bay leaves and thyme.
  9. 9
    Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 10-12 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 1/2 to 5 hours.
  10. 10
    Skim off fat.
  11. 11
    Stir in file' during the last 1/2 hr. of cooking.
  12. 12
    Serve with hot cooked rice.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 8

Amount Per Serving
Calories 350kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 18g28%
Saturated Fat 5g25%
Cholesterol 95mg32%
Sodium 620mg26%
Total Carbohydrate 15g5%
Dietary Fiber 4g16%
Sugars 2g
Protein 35g70%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: gumbo, chicken, okra, sausage, roux, slow cooker, louisiana, file, bay leaves, thyme, celery, onion, garlic, rice, dinner, comfort food
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