Down home sausage and chicken gumbo

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I just made this again yesterday and thought I'd share the recipe. Measures are approximate.

 

About 5 chicken thighs on the bone

1 pound spicy Italian sausage, broken up

4 cups chicken stock

1 28 oz can diced tomatoes

1 tb herbs de Provence

1 bay leaf

Salt to taste

2 tb butter

1/4 cup flour

1 cup frozen yellow corn kernels

3 stalks celery

2 cups chopped okra rounds

2 large onions

3 tb olive oil

 

1. In a Dutch oven, heat oil, herbs, and bay leaf in pan and brown chicken. Remove  chicken from pan. Add butter until melted. Slowly add flour and cook long enough to make a red roux.

 

2. Add diced onions and celery and cook until they release their aroma. Add sausage and break up

 

3. Add tomatoes, chicken stock, and return chicken to pan. Simmer for 45 minutes, covered.

 

4. Add okra and corn, simmer uncovered 1 hour. Salt to taste.