Bettyjean's Chicken Gumbo

Ingredients (21)

• Stock:
• 1 whole chicken or 3 pounds pieces with bones
• 2 onions, quartered
• 2 carrots, quartered
• 3 stalks celery, quartered
• 20-30 black peppercorns
• 1 head garlic, halved
• A handful of parsley stalks
• Roux:
• 1 cup peanut oil
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• Finished Gumbo:
• 1 large sweet onion, diced
• 1 bell pepper, diced
• 3 stalks celery, diced
• 6-8 scallions, diced (reserve green parts for garnish)
• 1/2 cup white wine
• Hot sauce
• Long grain white rice
• File powder
• 1 pound sausage (andouille is best), sliced and browned (opt.)