re: Help the idiot make a great Cajun style gumbo

Jar roux is fine. Smoke the chicken, then make the stock from the bones. Brown the sausage first, remove it, deglaze with the trinity and bay leaves. Add the jar roux and heat everything up, then add the hot stock and simmer. If you want okra add it with the stock and simmer that until it's no longer foamy. I add the chicken and sausage about halfway through to keep it from breaking down too much.

Damn, I guess I'm cooking gumbo today.