Pretty Fast Chicken Gumbo Recipe
Ingredients
| Vegetable oil | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Spicy chicken or turkey sausages - 6 medium (about 1 pound), cut into 1/2-inch rounds | ||
| Onion | 1 Small, finely chopped | |
| Red bell pepper - 1, cut into 1/4-inch pieces | ||
| Garlic | 2 Clove (5gm) | |
| Chicken or vegetable broth - 4 cups | ||
| Plum tomatoes - 2 cups canned with their juices | ||
| Long-grain rice - 1/2 cup | ||
| Thyme | 1 Teaspoon, dried | |
| Okra - 1 package (10 ounces) frozen, thawed, cut into 1/2-inch slices | ||
| Salt | 1 To taste | |
| Hot pepper sauce | 1 To taste | |
Directions
MAKING
1) In a large saucepan, brown the sausage slices for about 2 minutes each side over a medium heat in batches. Remove with a slotted spoon and keep aside.
2) In the same pan, stir in the onion, bell pepper and garlic, cover and simmer over a medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender.
3) Stir in the broth, tomatoes with their juices, rice, and thyme, allow to simmer.
4) Stir in the sausage slices and simmer covered for 15 minutes until the rice is tender and the seasonings come together.
5) Stir in the okra and simmer for 2 minutes just until heated.
6) Season to taste with salt and cayenne pepper or Tabasco sauce.
SERVING
7) Ladle the soup into soup bowls and serve immediately.
1) In a large saucepan, brown the sausage slices for about 2 minutes each side over a medium heat in batches. Remove with a slotted spoon and keep aside.
2) In the same pan, stir in the onion, bell pepper and garlic, cover and simmer over a medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender.
3) Stir in the broth, tomatoes with their juices, rice, and thyme, allow to simmer.
4) Stir in the sausage slices and simmer covered for 15 minutes until the rice is tender and the seasonings come together.
5) Stir in the okra and simmer for 2 minutes just until heated.
6) Season to taste with salt and cayenne pepper or Tabasco sauce.
SERVING
7) Ladle the soup into soup bowls and serve immediately.
Chef
