Smoked Sausage and Chicken Gumbo

Smoked Sausage and Chicken Gumbo

From Mom's Flip2Tasty recipes: she used smoked sausage, skinless chicken thighs, beef stock, and hard-boiled eggs to keep the gumbo rich without making it too spicy.

Ingredients

• 2 cups oil, for roux
• 2 cups flour
• 24 hard-boiled eggs, peeled
• 3 lbs smoked beef sausage, sliced into 1/2-inch coins
• 4 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 3 Tbsp oil, for browning
• 3 Tbsp unsalted butter
• 4 cups onions, chopped
• 2 cups celery, chopped
• 2 cups green bell pepper, chopped
• 1/4 cup chicken-flavored granules
• 1/2 Tbsp black pepper
• 2 to 3 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1 Tbsp garlic powder
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 tsp oregano
• 1/4 tsp thyme
• 1 tsp hot sauce
• 42 oz beef stock
• 8 cups water
• 1 bunch green onions, chopped
• File powder, to serve

Instructions

1. Cook roux until it is the color of milk chocolate, then remove from skillet.
2. Brown sausage, cook the vegetables and seasonings, and brown chicken.
3. Combine stock, water, eggs, roux, sausage, vegetables, and chicken; simmer until deep and rich.
4. Serve over rice with green onions and file.