Chicken Gumbo

By Walt

Ingredients

• 1-2 tbls olive oil
• 1 pound smoked sausage, casings removed, cut into 1/2 inch slices
• 2 1/2 to 3 pounds of chicken drumsticks and thighs, skin removed
• 1 large onion coarsely chopped
• 2 large garlic cloves minced
• 1 large green pepper seeded and diced
• 2 stalks celery, coarsely chopped
• 1 28 oz can tomatoes, coarsely chopped, including juice
• 3/4 tsp dried thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 10 oz fresh or frozen spinach, chopped
• 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper, or to taste
• 2 1/2 tbls flour
• salt and pepper to taste

Details

Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 9mins

Preparation

Step 1

Heat 1 tbls of oil in cooker and brown sausage slices well on both sides in batches, adding more oil if needed. Set the browned sausage aside. In the remaining oil and fat brown the chicken and set aside.
Saute the onions and garlic until the onion becomes soft, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in the green pepper, celery, tomatoes, thyme, bay leaves, cayenne pepper and the reserved sausages and chicken. Scrape up any brown bits sticking to the bottom of the cooker. Cook under pressure for 9 minutes.
Stir in spinach and cook over moderate heat. Gradually sprinkle in the flour, stirring, until sauce thickens. Remove bay leaves and salt and pepper to taste.