Bea's Gumbo

Bea's Gumbo Ingredients

3/4 Cup Flour	1 pound Smoked Link Sausage Of Your Choice thinly sliced
1/2 Cup Cooking Oil	3 Qts Water
1 Large Onion chopped	1 Tblsp Cajun Seasoning (Vary To Taste)
1/2 Cup Celery-(Optional) chopped	4 Cloves Garlic (Vary To Taste) chopped
1 Bunch Green Onions (Tops Only) sliced	1 teaspoon Poultry Seasoning
1/4 Cup Parsley chopped or snipped	1 quart Chicken Broth
5 Half Chicken Breasts ( Whole Or Cut Up)	2 teaspoons Gumbo File'(Add In Last 10 Min Of Cooking)

Instructions for Bea's Gumbo

1. Pour water and chicken broth into large stew pot and set aside.
2. Make a roux, mix flour and oil in heavy skillet, heat over med-high heat while stirring constantly.This is a key step, take care not to burn the roux. Monitor color, when turned a cinnamon brown remove from heat immediately and stir in chopped onion and garlic (not green onion), Place roux in stew pot with water.
3. Add meats , cajun and poultry seasoning to stew pot,add optional celery in at this time and bring to a boil, then simmer for about an hour or until meat is tender and Gumbo is slightly thickened. Add boiling water to thin, if too thick during cooking stage.
4. During last ten minutes of cooking add the File' , Parsley and sliced green onion tops to Gumbo.

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Main Ingredient: Chicken/sausageCuisine: French

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