Turkey Gumbo

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 5 cups cubed leftover cooked turkey
• 9 cups turkey broth or 9 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup canola oil
• 1 cup flour
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 green peppers, chopped
• 1 cup sliced okra
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 1/2 lb shrimp, cleaned,deveined
• 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 1/2 lbs ground chorizo sausages, shaped into 1 inch meatballs
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce, to taste
• salt, to taste
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 make a roux by adding the oil, then flour in a large dutch oven.
• 2 cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mahogany in color, for about 20-30 minutes.
• 3 add all of the fresh chopped vegetables and cook for about 15 minutes, until vegetables are soft.
• 4 in the meantime, you can cook the sausage meatballs in a fry pan (i used my micro's sensor cook) until just done, about 5 minutes.
• 5 add the broth to the vegetable mixture in the dutch oven and stir well.
• 6 add in the turkey and the drained meatballs.
• 7 add in the canned tomatoes.
• 8 add in the hot sauce, salt and pepper.
• 9 bring to a boil, then reduce to medium heat, for 30 minutes, or longer to develop the flavors.
• 10 fifteen minutes before you plan to serve, add the shrimp, allow less cooking time if they are already cooked.
• 11 serve with rice, if desired.