GUMBO BASE Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 CUP VEGETABLE OIL
• 1 CUP ALL PURPOSE FLOUR
• 1 1/2 CUP CHOPPED ONIONS
• 1 CUP CELERY
• 1 CUP CHOPPED BELL PEPPER
• 1 1/2 TSP SALT
• 1/4 TSP CAYENNE PEPPER
• 3 BAY LEAVES
• 6 CUPS WATER OR CHICKEN BROTH
• 1 TSP RUSTIC RUB
• 2 TBSP CHOPPED PARSLEY
• 1/2 CUP GREEN ONIONS
• 1 LB SMOKED SAUSAGE CUT 1/2 INCH SLICES
• 1 LB CHICKEN BREASTS 1 INCH CHUNKS
• RUSTIC RUB
• 4 TBSP PAPRIKA
• 1 1/2 TBSP CAYENNE
• 2 TBSP GROUND BLACK PEPPER
• 3 TBSP GARLIC POWDER
• 1 1/2 TBSP ONION POWDER
• 2 TBSP COARSE SALT
• 1 TBSP DRIED OREGANO
• 1 TBSP DRIED THYME