Moorhen And Smoked Sausage Gumbo

By á-170456

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup bacon grease
• 1 pound sliced okra
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 large onion chopped
• 1 green bell pepper chopped
• 2 celery ribs chopped
• 7 cups hot water
• Cubed breast meat from 5 moorhens
• 1 pound smoked sausage cut bite size
• 1 bunch green onions chopped
• 1 garlic clove minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• Salt to taste
• Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
• Worcestershire sauce to taste
• Tabasco sauce to taste

Details

Servings 1

Preparation

Step 1

Cook okra in 2 tablespoons bacon grease and set aside.

Make a roux by heating the remaining bacon grease and the butter in a large Dutch oven; stir in the flour. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until roux is light brown. Add onion, bell pepper and celery, and cook until onion is clear.

Add three cups hot water, moorhen meat, sausage, okra, green onions, garlic, bay leaf, thyme, salt and pepper. Cook over low heat 2 hours.

Add four more cups hot water, and Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco to taste. Cook over low heat 2 hours.

Add four more cups hot water, and Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco to taste. Cook over low heat 2 more hours. Serve over cooked rice.

This recipe yields ?? servings.