Cajun Gumbo

Total Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 12 cups water
• 1 roasting chickens or 3 -4 lbs chicken pieces
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 3 links smoked kielbasa or 3 links polish hot sausage
• 3 links smoked kielbasa or 3 links polish mild sausage
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup diced onion
• 2 green bell peppers (i often leave these out)
• 4 stalks celery, diced
• 1 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 head fresh garlic, chopped
• 1 (6 ounce) box zatarians gumbo base mix
• 5 (14 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 2 teaspoons dried onion
• 4 -5 bay leaves
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon all seasoning salt
• 1 (8 ounce) bag frozen okra
• 2 lbs peeledand devained shrimp
• crabmeat (i like to use the 2 cans of claw meat)
• 1 teaspoon cajun land crab boil
• 1 teaspoon gumbo file

Recipe

• 1 place the chicken in the 12c of water adding the salt cayenne peper and black pepper. boil or simmer until it is tender. approximately 1 hour.
• 2 remove the chicken from the stock let cool til you can handle. discard the skin and bones. add the chicken back to the pot you now have your stock.
• 3 meanwhile cut up the linkes of sausage or kielbasa. then place on a cookie sheet and bake at 350* until the excess grease is removed.
• 4 in a large fry pan melt the stick of butter add the onions, peppers, celery, garlic, and parsley.
• 5 add the gumbo base to the stock or the roux.
• 6 add the sauted veggies.
• 7 drain any excess fat from the sausage and add it to the stock.
• 8 add the canned tomatoes.
• 9 add the dried seasonings.
• 10 add okra and let the stock simmer for 30-35 minutes or until the okra is tender.
• 11 add the shrimp and crab meat.
• 12 then the boil and file.
• 13 let the gumbo simmer for 45 minuted.
• 14 serve alone or over rice enjoy!