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Fresno Smoked Sausage and Lentil Gumbo
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 45 Minutes
Ready In: 55 Minutes
Servings: 8
Simple Gumbo recipe from Sunset Magazine 1987
Ingredients:
3/4 lb smoked sausage, sliced 1/4 inch thick
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
4 celery ribs, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 medium onions, diced
2 large carrots, finely chopped
2 quarts chicken broth
1 3/4 cups lentils
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Directions:
1. n a 5 to 7 quart pan, over medium heat, cook sausage, stirring, until brow.
2. Spoon from pan; reserve. Add oil to drippings in pan to make 1/3 cup fat.
3. Add flour; stir until mixture is red brown, about 10 minutes.
4. Add celery, garlic, onion and carrots;, cook, stirring until vegetables begin to soften, about 3 minutes.
5. Add reserved sausage, chicken broth lentils, worcestershire, pepper and cayenne.
6. Bring to boiling over high ehat; redue to simmer, cover and cook until lentils ar soft when pressed, about 40 minutes.
7. Sunset Magazine February 1987.
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