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2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 lb fresh or frozen okra, cut in 1-inch slices
1/2 c celery, chopped fine
1/2 c green pepper, seeded and chopped medium
2 c sweet onion, chopped medium
2 Cloves garlic, minced
8 oz tomato paste
16 oz canned crushed tomatoes
1 Large bay leaf
2 c TURKEY BROTH
1/2 tsp hot pepper sauce
1/2 lb SMOKED TURKEY SAUSAGE
2 c COOKED TURKEY, chopped
Hot cooked rice As needed
3/4 tsp file powder
Melt oil in a large skillet. Add okra. Sauté until the okra loses its shiny appearance, about 5 minutes. Remove okra pieces to a bowl.
Add celery, green pepper, onion and garlic to the skillet. Cook over medium heat until the onion is transparent.
Stir in tomato paste, tomatoes, bay leaf, turkey broth, hot pepper sauce, reserved okra mixture, smoked sausage and cooked turkey.
Simmer over low heat for 10-15 minutes or until sausage and turkey are hot. Remove bay leaf.
Spoon over hot cooked rice in large soup bowls. Sprinkle file powder into the gumbo at tableside. (Adding the file powder any earlier will result in a stringy gumbo.)
Serve with hot French bread.
360 Total Calories
9 g Total Fat
2 g Saturated Fat
60 g Cholesterol
790 mg Sodium
43 g Total Carbohydrates
4 g Dietary Fiber
10 g Sugars
26 g Protein
25 % Daily Protein
60 % Daily Vitamin C
10 % Daily Calcium
20 % Daily Iron