Chicken Gumbo Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/3 pound bacon, diced
• 2 to 3 pounds chicken thighs, skin on
• Salt
• 1 to 2 pounds andouille sausage
• 1/2 cup peanut or other vegetable oil
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 green peppers, diced
• 4 celery stalks, diced
• 1 large onion, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 quart chicken stock
• 1 quart water
• 3 tablespoons Cajun spice (see below)
• 1/2 to 1 pound okra, sliced into discs
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 to 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 2 tablespoons sweet paprika
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano