sausage and shrimp gumbo

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (14 ounce) package hillshire farm® smoked sausage
• 1/4 cup cooking oil
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded, chopped
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup frozen sliced okra
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 teaspoons seasoning
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• salt to taste
• 1/2 pound large raw shrimp, peeled, deveined
• 3 cups hot cooked long-grain white rice

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 5 mins


• cut sausage into 1/2-inch slices; set aside.
• combine flour and oil in a 4 quart heavy saucepan; mixing until smooth. cook and stir over medium-high heat 3 minutes. reduce heat to medium; cook and stir 6-8 minutes or until roux is a dark reddish brown.
• stir in onion, bell peppers, celery, okra and garlic; cook and stir 8-10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. stir in seasoning.
• stir in chicken broth; bring to a boil. cook and stir for 1 minute. reduce heat to low; stir in sausage, pepper sauce, black pepper and salt to taste. simmer, covered 15 minutes. remove cover.
• bring to a boil; add shrimp and cook 3 minutes or until shrimp turn pink.
• ladle gumbo into bowls with rice.