Chicken Gumbo Luisiana Style
By: Annie Roldan
Published: Friday, November 19, 2010 - 10:45am

Ingredients




4 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/4 cup flour
5 cups chicken broth
1 inch Andouille sausage cut in ½ slices
1 cup onions chopped
1 cup tomatoes chopped
1/2 cup celery chopped
1/2 cup green pepper chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
2 scallions, chopped
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup okra sliced into ½ inch pieces

Preparation

1 Add oil to a large pot. 2 Heat pot over medium flame. 3 Stir in flour 4 Cook, stirring constantly until flour begins to turn golden brown. 5 Slowly stir in all the broth and cook for 2 minutes. The mixture should not be lumpy. 6 Add all the ingredients except okra. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and let simmer for 30 minutes. 7 Add okra and let cook for 20 more minutes 8 Remove bay leaf 9 Serve over rice