Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 3-4 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced

• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce

• 1 (1 lb) can tomato, chopped
• 2 cups organic chicken broth or chicken stock
• 1 quart water
• 20 ounces okra, fresh or frozen
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1-1 1/2 lb chicken, diced
• 1-1 1/2 lb andouille sausage, sliced
• 2-3 cups uncooked rice
• 1 dash gumbo file

Directions

1. 1

   Brown flour in oil in a heavy soup pot, making a dirty brown 'chocolate roux' over low-medium or medium heat, 5-10 minutes depending on wares used. Do not burn.

2. 2

   Add onions, celery, bell pepper, garlic and saute. Stir constantly until soft.

3. 3

   Add tomato sauce, tomatoes, chicken broth, water, okra, and seasonings. Stir and simmer for 45 minutes.

4. 4

   Add chicken and sausage, and cook for approximately 30 minutes.

5. 5

   Meanwhile, cook rice in rice cooker or stovetop.

6. 6

   Center a scoop of hot rice in individual bowls. Ladle gumbo over rice.