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Gumbo

Ingredients
  • ½ cup flour
Spread flour on cookie sheet and bake at 400° until brown, about 15 minutes.
  • 1 pound sausage
Brown sausage in stockpot.
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 celery stalk, chopped
  • 1 bell pepper, chopped
  • 10-12 oz cut okra
Add vegetables to pot and cook until soft.
  • 14-oz can diced tomatoes
Add browned flour and stir, then add tomatoes.
Cook and stir about 15 minutes until dark brown, smooth and thick.
  • 5 cup chicken stock
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon thyme
Add stock and seasonings.
Simmer uncovered 1 - 3 hours.
  • 2 pounds shrimp
  • 2 pounds chicken
Cut shrimp and chicken into chunks.
Add shrimp and chicken and cook until done.

This is Sandy Gardner's version of a recipe from Gay Luiz.

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