Tasty Chicken & Sausage Gumbo

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 700 g chicken breasts, small slices
• 3 large chorizo sausages
• 2 onions, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 green pepper (capsicum)
• 1 red pepper (capsicum)
• 5 celery ribs
• 1 3/4 cups rice
• 2 (400 g) cans chopped tomatoes
• 1 (290 g) can tomato puree (tomato sauce or paste)
• 1/2 tablespoon chili flakes
• 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning (can substitute this with a mix of paprika, chili, salt, pepper, fennel and thyme)
• 1 dash worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon parsley, finely chopped
• salt
• cracked pepper
• 1 bay leaf

Recipe

• 1 in a large deep skillet or dutch oven lightly brown the onion and garlic in oil over a medium heat.
• 2 add chicken and sausage and lightly cook, do not brown the meat.
• 3 add peppers, celery, tomatoes, rice, tomato puree and water. leave on medium heat for 5 minutes covered.
• 4 add chili, cajun seasoning, worcestershire sauce and parsley. stir well. cover and simmer for about 1 to 2 hours, or until rice and vegetables are nicely cooked through.
• 5 if a soupier, moister gumbo is desired add small amounts of water every so often.
• 6 remove bay leaf and serve.