Recipe Additions:
1 tablespoon oil
1 pound sausage (any variety fresh sausage)
10 cups chicken broth
10 ounces fresh or frozen chopped greens (okra is traditional, but spinach, swiss chard or turnip greens are delicious)
2 cups cut up cooked chicken or duck Gumbo Soup Recipe
Directions: Preparing the beans:
•Rinse, drain and pick over.
•Place in a bowl with 8 cups water and soak for 4 hours at room temperature or for a “quick soak” boil for 10 minutes and let stand for 2 hours.
•Drain beans and place in a 4 quart pot with 8 cups water.
•Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 1 hour or more. While simmering the beans:
•Brown sausage in oil over medium heat in an 8 quart pot.
•Drain excess fat.
•Add seasoning packet and stir about 1 minute.
•Add chicken broth and drained beans.
•Bring to a boil and simmer 45 minutes, covered.
•Add rice, greens and chicken.
•Simmer 1 hour, covered. This soup will thicken considerably if made ahead. Add broth to thin out soup consistency.
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