God delights far more in His mercy than in His wrath. So in order to show the priority of His mercy, He must place it against the backdrop of His wrath. How could God’s mercy appear fully as His great mercy unless it was extended to people who were under His wrath and therefore could only ask for mercy? It would be impossible for them to share with God the delight He has in His mercy unless they saw clearly the awfulness of the almighty wrath from which His mercy delivers them.

Daniel Fuller

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Cajun	Cajun, Soups	18	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Oil
1		Chicken, boned
1 1/2	lb	Andouille
1	c	Flour
4	c	Onions, chopped
2	c	Celery, chopped
2	c	Green pepper, chopped
1	tb	Chopped garlic
8	c	Chicken stock
		Salt to taste
		Cayenne pepper to taste
1	c	Green onions, chopped
1	c	Parsley, chopped
		File' powder
		Cooked rice

INSTRUCTIONS

Rub chicken with cayenne, let sit 1 hour in refrigerator.
Brown chicken in oil over medium high heat. Add sausage to pot and saute
with chicken. Remove both from pot.
Filter rendered fat. Make roux with equal parts fat and flour. Stir
constantly until roux reaches a nutty brown color.
Saute trinity (onion, green pepper, celery) and garlic until tender.
In a big stock pot, bring chicken stock to a boil. Add chicken and sausage
and vegetables to stock. Bring back to boil, add roux. Reduce and simmer
for ah hour or more. Skim fat. Season to taste.
Approximately 10 minutes before serving, add green onions and parsley.
Gumbo may or may not be served over rice. Two to three drops of sherry per
serving, or 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon of file' per serving may be added at the
table as a flavor option.
Typos by Jim Kirk - [email protected]
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #281 by Jim Kirk <[email protected]> on Oct
26, 1997

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