Flora's Not your Momma's Gumbo

• 1/4 cup Bacon Grease
• 3 tbsp Flour
• 1 tab butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 3 clove garlic, minced
• 3 cup water
• 1 12 oz bottle beer
• 1 tbsp better than bullion
• 1 cup frozen okra
• 1 rotisserie chicken, shredded
• 1 packages andouille sausage, chopped
• 1 tbsp Chipotle powder
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 a few squirts whorchestire sauce
• 1 a few squirts of hot sauce
• 3 tbsp Tony Chacheries Creole seasoning **see note

1. Ok so I was inspired to do this recipe by the most amazing, fresh andoille you can find this side of the Mississippi.
2. I just had to have this locally made product but had no idea what I wanted to do with it.
3. With the forecast predicting 4 inches of snow this seemed the ticket.
4. So here is my version, please be kind I know its not traditional but its the best this Kentucky girl could do and we think its aces!
5. First I started by melting my butter in a cast iron dutch oven.
6. Into this I sauteed my bell pepper, onion, garlic and celery until soft.
7. After they became soft I scrapped them into a bowl and held to the side.
8. Then I put my bacon grease into the pan with my flour and made a roux.
9. I got that sucker as brown as I could without it burning.
10. Then I added one cup of water and whisked it in to make sure I didnt have clumps before adding in my other 2 cups and my beer.
11. I added my softened veggies, okra, chicken, and sausage to the pot and stirred in my seasonings along with the better than bouillion
12. I brought the whole thing up to a boil then popped the lid on and let simmer for 2 hours or longer if you really want to get out all the flavors.
13. Serve over some rice and with some yummy bread!
14. ** don't add any extra salt because the Creole seasoning has a lot of salt in it.
15. If your intolerable to salt try adding in the seasoning a tablespoon at a time to see where your comfortable.

bacon, flour, butter, onion, bell pepper, stalks celery, clove garlic, water, bullion, frozen okra, rotisserie chicken, andouille sausage, bay leaves, whorchestire sauce, squirts of hot sauce, chacheries

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/473552-floras-not-your-mommas-gumbo (may not work)