Chicken Sausage Gumbo

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1/2 cup unrefined coconut oil (maybe less try 1/4?)
• 2 lbs bone-in skin in chicken thighs
• selena celtic grey sea salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 8 ounces andouille sausages, cut 1/2 inch pieces
• 4 slices bacon, cut 1/2 inch slices
• 1 cup flour (u can leave out maybe)
• 2 celery ribs, finely chopped
• 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
• 1 small green bell pepper, steamed seeded, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon cayenne
• 6 canned peeled whole tomatoes with juice, drained hand crushed
• 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 10 ounces okra, trimmed 1/2 inch slices
• 4 cups chicken stock (beef should be fine)

Recipe

• 1 heat 1/4 cul oil in 8qt. dutch oven over medium-high heat. 2 batches season chicken with salt and pepper then add chicken to pot,turning once,until lightly browned(about 12 minutes) transfer to plate.
• 2 add sausage and bacon. cook stirring until fat renders and bacon brown.(about 5minutes) transfer to plate with chicken.
• 3 add remaining oil.reduce heat to medium-low.stir in flour,cook stirring constantly until mixture is color of dark reddish caramel. about 8minutes. add celery,onion,and pepper. stir until soft.(about 6minutes) add thyme,cayenne,tomatoes,garlic,bay leaf and cook 3 minutes.
• 4 chicken,sausage and bacon to pot with stock and okra.boil high heat,reduce to medium,stirring occasionally,until chicken cooked,okra tender,gumbo thickened(about 30minutes).
• 5 remove chicken and shred,discard bones/skin. stir meat back inches season with salt and pepper.