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Chicken Gumbo from Shanny

Source of Recipe

Shanny


List of Ingredients

1/4 cup cooking oil or bacon drippings
3-4 tbsp. flour
2 cups chicken broth
2 coarsely chopped onions
2 ribs coarsely chopped celery
1 coarsely chopped gr. pepper
2 cloves minced garlic
3½ cups canned tomatoes
2 cups sliced okra
2 bay leaves
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
2 tsp. tabasco sauce
2 - 3 cups diced cooked chicken
2 tbsp. sliced green onion
chopped fresh parsley
hot cooked rice


Recipe

Combine bacon dripping and flour, stirring until smooth; cook over medium-high heat until it turns reddish-brown in color - about the color of a penny, stirring constantly. Stir in broth, mix well - cook & stir until thickened. Add onions, celery, green pepper & garlic; cook & stir for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, okra, bay leaves, basil, salt, pepper & tabasco. Simmer 1½ to 2 hours; remove the bay leaves, add chicken and correct the seasoning. Heat to serving temperature - serve over rice, garnish with green onion & parsley.

Or if you're in a hurry just add the chicken & cooked rice to the kettle & let it simmer til you're ready to eat. It gets better each time it's warmed - the tabasco is more pronounced after the first couple of days, so be careful you don't get it too hot to begin with.