Chicken & Andouille Sausage Gumbo

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Ingredients:

8 each boneless chicken breasts
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup lard
2 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped green pepper
1 cup chopped celery
3 qt poultry stock
1 lb andouille sausage
1 1/2 tsp minced garlic
1 salt
1 black pepper
1 cayenne (red) pepper
2 cup sliced fresh okra
1 cup sliced green onions
1/2 cup minced flat leaf parsley
5 cup hot cooked rice

SEASONING MIX

1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp red pepper
1/2 tsp white pepper
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder

Instructions:

Prepare seasoning mix. Remove skin from the 8 boneless chicken-breast
HALVES. Cut chicken into bite sized pieces. Place pieces on a baking
sheet; sprinkle liberally with seasoning. Let stand at room
temperature 30 minutes. Place flour in a plastic bag; add seasoned
chicken, shaking to coat all pieces thoroughly. Remove chicken; shake
in a colander to remove all excess flour, reserving flour. Heat 1 cup
lard in a large soup pot or Dutch oven over medium high heat. When
very hot, add chicken in batches; stir until browned and crisp on all
sides. Remove from heat. Remove chicken with a slotted spoon; set
aside. Loosen any browned bits from the bottom of pan; strain fat to
remove particles. Add enough lard to straiZ
Jat to equal 1 cup. Add
fat back to pot over medium-low heat.
Add reserved flour; whisk until a smooth mahogany-colored roux,
about 45 minutes. Remove from heat; add onion, bell pepper and
celery at once; stir to blend and prevent browning. Cook until
vegetabloes are wilted and onion is transparent. *SLOWLY* stir in
stock; stir until combined before adding more. When all stock has
been added, bring to a full boil. Reduce heat; add sausage, garlic,
salt, black pepper and cayenne. Add browned chicken; simmer 25
minutes, stirring often. Add okra; cook 20 minutes. Remove from heat;
stir in green onions and parsley. To serve, place 1/2 cup rice in
each soup plate. Spoon gumbo over rice. Makes 8 to 10 servings. To
prepare seasoning mix, in a small bowl, combine all ingredients.

Servings: 8

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Chicken is ideal
for weight loss
and dieting

Healthy eating is far better than strict dieting, and weight loss achieved by a change of lifestyle lasts far longer than 'faddy' diets that are difficult to adopt for long periods.

Cooking more low fat chicken can enable you to lose weight gradually as part of a a controlled and healthy diet.

"Grasshopper always wrong in argument with chicken." - Book of Chan compiled by O.P.U sect.