re: This delicious looking gumbo

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Place oil in saute pan over high heat.
Add onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
Add tomato paste and stir. Cook until fragrant, approximately 1 minute.
Add flour and stir to combine.
Transfer contents from saute pan to the slow cooker.
Pour in chicken stock and tomatoes.
Add chicken and sausage.
Stir in salt, black pepper, Cajun seasoning, thyme, oregano, cayenne, and bay leaves, and slow cook on high for 3 hours.
Add okra to slow cooker and continue cooking for 30 minutes until okra is tender.
Garnish gumbo with scallions and gumbo filé, if desired, before serving.

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Nothing like a good tomato paste roux and more tomatoes on the back end...



Finished product picture. As said earlier, looks like a decent slow cooker chicken and tomato stew, but not a gumbo by any means.