Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

Ingredients

• 1 lb andouille sausage (or smoked chorizo or kielbasa), cut diagonally into ¼ inch thick rounds
• 4 chicken boneless breasts
• 1 tsp salt
• ¼ tsp pepper
• ½ cup oil of vegetable (or avocado or canola) oil with a high smoke point, divided
• ½ cup all purpose flour
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 medium green bell pepper, diced
• 2 celery ribs, roughly chopped
• 4 cups chicken broth (or water)
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce (optional)
• 2 tsp Piquant Post St. Louis BBQ
• 4 stalks of green onion, thinly sliced (reserve 1 Tbsp for garnish)
• To serve: hot cooked rice