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Smoked Sausage and Lentil Gumbo

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Ingredients And Procedures

3/4 pound smoked sausage

1/3 cup oil

1/3 cup flour

4 stalks celery -- chopped fine

3 cloves garlic -- minced

2 onions -- diced

2 large carrots -- chopped fine

2 quarts chicken broth

1 3/4 cups dried lentils

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1. In a 5 to 7 quart pan, over medium heat, cook sausage, stirring, until brown. Spoon from pan; reserve. Add oil to drippings in pan to make 1/3 cup fat. Add flour; stir until mixture is red brown, about 10 minutes.

2. Add celery, garlic, onion, and carrots; cook, stirring, until vegetables begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Add reserved sausage, chicken broth, lentils, Worcestershire sauce, pepper, and cayenne. Bring to boiling over high heat; reduce to simmer, cover and cook until lentils are soft when pressed, about 40 minutes.

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<h1>Smoked Sausage and Lentil Gumbo</h1>
    <b>Ingredients And Procedures</b><p>
        <TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=3 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><P><P>3/4 pound smoked sausage <P>1/3 cup oil <P>1/3 cup flour <P>4 stalks celery -- chopped fine <P>3 cloves garlic -- minced <P>2 onions -- diced <P>2 large carrots -- chopped fine <P>2 quarts chicken broth <P>1 3/4 cups dried lentils <P>1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce <P>1/4 teaspoon pepper <P>1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper <P><P>1. In a 5 to 7 quart pan, over medium heat, cook sausage, stirring, until brown. Spoon from pan; reserve. Add oil to drippings in pan to make 1/3 cup fat. Add flour; stir until mixture is red brown, about 10 minutes. <P>2. Add celery, garlic, onion, and carrots; cook, stirring, until vegetables begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Add reserved sausage, chicken broth, lentils, Worcestershire sauce, pepper, and cayenne. Bring to boiling over high heat; reduce to simmer, cover and cook until lentils are soft when pressed, about 40 minutes. <BR><BR></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <p>
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