Ingredients

3 4 pound. chickens, cut up
1/2 C. veg. oil
2 pound sliced okra
1/2 C. flour
1 gallon water
1 3 ounce. kosher smoked sausage
1 pound chicken gizzards, cut up
2 medium onion, chopped
1/4 bell pepper, chopped
1 whole bulb garlic, chopped
2 Tbsp. c

Cooking Instructions

Brown chicken pieces in some of the oil; remove from pot. Brown okra and remove from pot. Add remainder of oil and flour, stirring constantly until roux is a rich brown. Add okra and water to roux, blending well. Add chicken, sausage, gizzards, and remaining ingredients except file’. Salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 1 1/2 to 2 hrs. Stir in file’ during the last 1/2 hr. of cooking. Serve with hot cooked rice in soup bowls.
 
 
 "Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I give all to you, as I gave the green plant." (Genesis 9:3)