How to Prepare Tasty Turkey and sausage gumbo

Turkey and sausage gumbo. This gumbo is a great use for leftover roasted turkey, though cooked chicken will also work. We skip the long-stirred roux here in favor of filé powder, a thickener made from the sassafras plant; look for it on the spice aisle. For the best results, stir in the filé powder off the heat.

Bring the gumbo to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low. I substituted smoked country sausage for traditional andouille sausage used in Cajun gumbo. Use a combination of light and dark turkey meat. You can have Turkey and sausage gumbo using 15 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Turkey and sausage gumbo

1. It's of flour.
2. It's of butter.
3. Prepare of diced onions.
4. Prepare of diced bell pepper.
5. It's of diced clergy.
6. You need of whole kernal corn.
7. Prepare of stewed tomatoes.
8. It's of crab boil.
9. Prepare of red pepper flakes.
10. You need of Louisiana Hot sauce.
11. Prepare of chicken stock.
12. It's of leftover turkey.
13. Prepare of red hot sausage links sliced.
14. Prepare of package of conecuh sausage cut into pieces.
15. You need of rice on the side.

Sausage: Smoked sausage helps to give the gumbo a deep smokey flavor that compliments the turkey meat. Use smoked polish sausage or andouille sausage. Okra: Okra helps to thicken the soup. Strain and reserve the turkey stock liquid.

Turkey and sausage gumbo instructions

1. Melt 1 cup of butter in 5 quart saucepan..
2. Slowly and in 1 cup of flour to melted butter on medium low heat. Cook for 15 minutes until your roux is a dark chocolate color. Careful not to burn your roux. ( Or use a gumbo base of your choice).
3. Stir in onion, bell pepper, celery, red pepper flakes, crab boil and hot sauce to your roux..
4. Slowly stir in chicken stock..
5. Add all meat and vegetables and simmer on medium low heat for 1 1/2 hours..

In the large stock pot add the strained turkey stock, turn the heat to high, and then add the chopped onions, celery, bell pepper, and garlic. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer. Add the turkey and sliced sausage to the gumbo. Stir in green onions and parsley. Serve over rice, with hot french bread!