Chicken Gumbo

By Ellan

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 (6oz.) skinned chicken breast halves
• 2 quart water
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup sliced green onions
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• 2 dried whole bay leaves
• 2 teas. creole seasoning
• 1/2 teas salt
• 1 1/2 tab. Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teas. hot sauce
• 2 (10 oz. pkg.) frozen cut orka, thawed
• 3 1/3 cup hot cooked rice

Preparation

Step 1

Place flour in a 10 inch skillet. Bake at 400 for 1 hour or until dark brown, stirring every 10 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside.

Combine chicken and water in a large dutch oven; cook 20 minutes or until chicken in tender. Remove chicken and broth from dutch oven and reserve.

Combine onion, green pepper, celery, garlic and 1/3 cup chicken broth in dutch oven. Cook over med.heat 10 to 12 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add browned flour and 1 cup chicken broth; stir until blended. Gradually stirring in remaining broth; add green onions and next 7 ingredients. Remove chicken bones, chip into bit size. Add. Cover and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Remove bay leave.