Cajun Chicken Gumbo

• 4 ½ oz all-purpose flour

Rice

• 10 oz long-grain rice
• 35 oz water
• 1 tsp salt

Gumbo

• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 oz fresh parsley, leaves and tender stems
• 5 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves only
• 4 oz yellow onions, quartered
• 4 oz green bell peppers, cored and cut into pieces (1 in.)
• 4 oz celery, cut into pieces (½ in.)
• 1 oz extra virgin olive oil
• 1 - 2 tbsp Cajun spice mix
• 3 dried bay leaves
• 6 oz vegetable oil
• 28 oz chicken stock
• 4 tsp chicken stock paste (see Tip) (optional)
• 16 oz chicken thighs, boneless and skinless, halved
• 6 oz andouille sausage, pre-cooked, sliced in rounds (1 in.)
• ½ - 1 tsp salt, to taste
• ½ tsp ground black pepper, to taste
• 3 green onions, sliced, to serve