Title: Chicken okra gumbo with sausage
 Categories: Kosher, Cajun, Soups
      Yield: 12 Servings
 
      3    4 lb. chickens, cut up
    1/2 c  Veg. oil
      2 lb Sliced okra
    1/2 c  Flour
      1 ga Water
      1    3 oz. Kosher smoked sausage
      1 lb Chicken gizzards, cut up
      2    Med onion, chopped
    1/4    Bell pepper, chopped
      1    Whole bulb garlic, chopped
      2 tb Chopped parsley
      1 tb Sugar
      1    6 oz. cn. tomato paste
      3    Large tomatoes OR >>>>
      1 cn Whole tomatoes (16 oz.)
      2    Bay leaves
      1 pn Thyme
      1 tb Gumbo file'
           Salt & Pepper to taste
 
  Brown chicken pieces in some of the oil; remove from pot. Brown okra
  and remove from pot. Add rmainder of oil and flour, stirring
  constantly untill roux is a rich brown.
  
  Add okra and water to roux, blending well.  Add chicken, sausage,
  gizzards, and remaining ingredients except file'. Salt and pepper to
  taste. Cook for 1 1/2 to 2 hrs.
  
  Stir in file' during the last 1/2 hr. of cooking. Serve with hot
  cooked rice in soup bowls.