Brian Constantine's Famous Firehouse Gumbo

Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 pint dark roux
• 2 gallons water
• 2 fryer chickens, skinned and seasoned
• 2 lbs smoked sausage
• 0.5 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 6 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 bell peppers, chopped
• 1 (6 ounce) bottle louisiana hot sauce
• 1 (10 ounce) bottle worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup parsley, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups green onions, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in gumbo pot, boil water.
• 2 add roux, lower heat to prevent boil over, constantly stir.
• 3 add onions, bell pepper, celery, and parsley.
• 4 cut sausage into bite size pieces and microwave 7 minutes on plate with paper towel to line bottom. add to gumbo pot.
• 5 add in tomato sauce, hot sauce, worcestershire sauce.
• 6 on medium heat cook for 2 hours.
• 7 add fryers, and cook for 1 more hour.
• 8 after 3 hours add chopped green onions and parsley.
• 9 serve in bowl over cooked medium grain rice.
• 10 note: never serve gumbo without potato salad on side.