Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

Ingredients:
1/3 Cup All-purpose flour
1/3 Cup Cooking oil
3 Cup Water
12 Ounce Fully cooked smoked sausage links, sliced and quartered
2 Cup Chopped cooked chicken
2 Cup Sliced okra OR one 10-oz package frozen whole okra, sliced
1/2 Inch thick
1 Cup Chopped onion
1/2 Cup Chopped green pepper
1/2 Cup Chopped celery
4 Cloves garlic, minced
1 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Pepper
1/4 Teaspoon Ground red pepper Hot cooked rice

Directions:
For roux, in a heavy 2-quart saucepan stir together flour and oil till
smooth. Cook over medium-high heat 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Reduce
heat to medium. Cook and stir constantly about 15 minutes more or till a
dark, reddish brown roux forms. Cool.
In a 3 1/2, 4-, 5-, or 6-quart crockery cooker place water. Stir in roux.
Add sausage, chicken, okra, onion, green pepper, celery, garlic, salt,
pepper, and red pepper. Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 10-12 hours or
on high-heat setting for 4 1/2 to 5 hours. Skim off fat. Serve over rice.
Chicken Okra Gumbo with Sausage
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3 4 lb. chickens, cut up