Cajun Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

IngredientsInstructions
- 1 cup of oilPrecook the rice, using 2 cups of water for 1 cup of
- 1 cup of flourrice. Cook and set aside.
- 2 ½ cups of chopped onionsTake the cut sausage and boneless thighs and grill
- 1 cup of chopped celerythem on high, searing them on both sides. Set aside.
- 1 cup of chopped green bell peppersMix the oil and flour in a cold iron skillet preferably, and
- 2 teaspoons of saltthen turn heat up to medium, stirring constantly until you
- ¼ teaspoon of cayenneget a good deep brown roux.
- ¼ teaspoon of black pepperAdd the onions, celery and bell peppers stirring as you
- 4 cups of chicken stock and 4 cups of wateradd until the vegetables get soft.
- 8 boneless thighsAdd the sausage, chicken, salt, cayenne and black
- 1 pound of smoked sausage (I prefer a goodpepper and water & chicken stock, stirring until all
kielbasa) cut into ¾ inch piecesingredients are combined thoroughly.
- 2 tablespoons of chopped parsleySimmer for 3-4 hours. You want to eliminate the flour
- Kitchen bouquet (use this if you want your roux to betaste, and the more you let it simmer the better the
darker, this helps eliminate the amount of time you willtaste.
spend making the roux.)Jasmine rice will ball up, take a hand full of the rice and
- 3 cups of jasmine ricepack it in a small bowl, then put the ball of rice into the
- ½ cup green onionscenter of a shallow soup bowl. Ladle the gumbo
- File power (sprinkle this on the gumbo mixture if youmixture around the rice, garnish with green pepper, add
desire the liquid to be thicker)file, if desired, and serve.