Margaret's Chicken And Sausage Gumbo

Ingredients

1 chicken
1 lb ham chunks
1 lb sausage
1 lb pre sausage
2 onions
2 toes garlic
1/4 c green onions
1 bell pepper
1 c celery
2 tb parsley
3 packages brown gravy mix
3 tb kitchen bouquet
3 tb cayenne pepper
1 tb black pepper
2 tb salt
2 creole seasoning
1 1/2 c flour
6 c boiling water
1 1/2 c cooking oil
1/2 ga chicken stock
1 lb rice

Instructions

Heat about 1/4 cup of cooking oil. Fry chicken in oil until lightly browned. Remove chicken; set aside oil. Fry sausage; drain off excess grease. Fry ham until lightly browned. Pour 1/2 gallon stock into pot that chicken was fried in. Add brown gravy mix; continue cooking. Meanwhile, heat remaining oil. Add flour and make medium to dark brown roux. Add onions, green onions, garlic, bell pepper and celery to roux; cook until chicken is tender. Remove meat; set aside. Bone chicken; season with additional salt and pepper. Continue cooking gravy until mixture thickens. Add meat back to gravy. Serve over rice. Serves 15-20.