I saw this recipe deomonstratd on tv during a PBS telethon. It looked so good, that I made a donation in order to get the cookbook. I have not tried this recipe yet, but it sure looked good. Surprisingly, this recipe does not start with a roux, so this isn’t quite a traditional version. Adapted from
Ingredients: [‘smoked sausage’, ‘onions’, ‘celery’, ‘okra’, ‘bell peppers’, ‘canned tomatoes’, ‘dried parsley’, ‘worcestershire sauce’, ‘beef bouillon powder’, ‘onion salt’, ‘garlic salt’, ‘cooked chicken’, ‘instant rice’, ‘red pepper flakes’, ‘file powder’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“2 -3 cups smoked sausage, cut into thin rounds “,”2 cups onions, chopped “,”2 cups celery, chopped “,”2 cups okra, chopped “,”2 cups bell peppers, chopped “,”2 quarts canned tomatoes, chopped “,”1 teaspoon dried parsley”,”3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce”,”2 teaspoons chicken bouillon powder or 4 bouillon cubes”,”1 teaspoon onion salt”,”1 teaspoon garlic salt”,”2 cups cooked chicken or 2 cups seafood (they used a little of both)”,”1 1/4 cups uncooked instant rice (Minute Rice)”,” red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper, to taste “,” file powder, to taste “]
Number of Servings: 8
Steps: [‘Brown the sausage slices in a skillet for a few minutes to brown each side.’, ‘Add the first 11 ingredients to the crock pot (sausage through garlic salt).’, ‘Cook on medium setting for 8 hours.’, ‘Taste and adjust seasonings, then add uncooked Minute Rice, cooked chicken or seafood, and a shake of red pepper flakes or cayenne to taste, stirring well.’, ‘Let cook another 30 minutes.’, ‘Serve in bowls over a scoop of cooked white rice and garnished with file powder- or just serve in bowls as is, as a soup.’]