Recipe: 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. Strain the stock to catch any small bones before using. You can cook Turkey and sausage Gumbo using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Turkey and sausage Gumbo

1. You need of cooked, shredded dark and white turkey.
2. Prepare of aundouille sausage.
3. You need of onion.
4. It's of bell pepper.
5. Prepare of minced garlic.
6. Prepare of flour.
7. Prepare of oil.
8. You need of chicken stock.
9. You need of beef stock.
10. You need of cut okra.
11. It's of salt.
12. It's of cayenne.
13. It's of file'.
14. It's of cooked rice.

To Freeze: Allow the gumbo to cool completely. Strain and reserve the turkey stock liquid. 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.

Turkey and sausage Gumbo step by step

1. In a large heavy pot brown cut up sausage and then remove. You want to keep those good little burnt bits in the bottom of the pot for more flavor.
2. In the same pot sautee' your onion, garlic, bellpepper in oil. Cook until wilted and add flour.
3. Now cook on medium to low heat for about 5 - 7 minutes, stirring constantly.
4. When your flour starts to brown add both stocks to the pot (you could use boullion and water if you like).
5. Add salt and cayenne to your taste. There is salt in a lot of the ingredients already so be careful..
6. Return the sausage to the pot and the turkey and bring to boil.
7. Add the cut okra and let cook for about 30 minutes until okra is soft. Too long and the okra will get slimey.
8. Put on rice.
9. Sprinkle file'on prepared bowl of gumbo and serve.

Add the turkey and sliced sausage to the gumbo. Stir in green onions and parsley. Serve over rice, with hot french bread! Studded with turkey meat and andouille sausage, it's filling enough on its own. Making a solid roux is essential to gumbo, because the flour and fat mixture thickens and flavors the dish.