Sausage Okra Gumbo

I got this recipe from my mother. It's always a hit!

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lbs. smoked sausage (we use Hillshire Farms kielbasa)

2-3 T butter

3 T flour

2 C chicken broth

18 oz. frozen gumbo vegetables

14 oz. can diced tomatoes

1 1/2 t salt

1/4 t garlic powder

1/4 t ground red (cayenne) pepper

1 T Old Bay seafood seasoning

3 C hot cooked rice

1. Cover sausages with water and cook for 10 minutes in a covered Dutch oven or large pot. Drain and cut sausages into 1-inch pieces (I then cut those pieces in half) and set aside.

2. Melt butter in pot. Add flour and cook, stirring almost constantly, until mixture is deep brown.

3. Add broth, vegetables, tomatoes, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and sausages. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 25 minutes.

4. Remove from heat and add seafood seasoning (do not boil once this has been added). Add rice to bowl, top with a ladle full of gumbo, and mix it all together! Makes around 6 servings.

Source: my mom