Norm Fralick’s Shrimp Gumbo, Slighly Embellished — Three Many Cooks

Ingredients

• 1 large rotisserie chicken, meat picked from bones and pulled into bite-size pieces, bones and skin reserved separately
• 1 quart chicken broth
• 10 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 large onion, cut into medium dice
• 1 large red or green bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and cut into small dice
• 2 large celery stalks, cut into small dice
• 6 medium garlic cloves, minced
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes
• 1 pound kielbasa sausage, sliced thin
• 3 pounds large peeled and deveined raw shrimp