Soup 12: Gumbo

Mardi Gras might be over a month away. But I was craving some Gumbo... also I had most of the ingredients in my pantry already. 
Is Gumbo a soup? I mean maybe its debatable since its served over rice some might call it a sauce... One could very easily eat it without rice though and then it would for sure be a soup.  I'm counting it as one. 
You can put many things in Gumbo.. I like andouille sausage, chicken and shrimp in mine and lots of okra. 

​Recipe below: 

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Ingredients:

1 cup olive oil
1 cup all purpose flour
1 sweet onion diced
1 bunch celery (about 6 stalks) diced
1 red pepper diced
3 Roma tomatoes diced
2 Tbs minced garlic
4 chicken thighs chopped
4 andouille sausages sliced into coin shape
3 cups frozen sliced okra
6 large cooked prawns peeled and deveined with tails removed diced.
1 Tbs Cajun seasoning
1 Tbs Smoked Paprika
1 Tbs Tarragon
3 Tbs better than bullion chicken
1 Tbs better than bullion vegetable
2 Tbs tomato paste
5 cups water   

Make the dark roux. Cook oil and flour until the color of a penny or chocolate milk. About 30 minutes on medium heat .

Add the onion, celery and pepper (green is traditional but I like red better) cook till starting to soften

Add the garlic and raw chicken stir in and let cook a few more minutes. Add in the sausage and okra, spices, tomato paste and better than bullion. Mix thoroughly.

Add in the water. Cover and simmer a minimum of two hours. Stirring occasionally. A few minutes before serving add the cooked shrimp.

Adjust seasonings to your liking.

Serve with rice.
​Enjoy!