Sausage Gumbo

I love gumbo, but I don’t love standing in front of a hot pan for 30 minutes, stirring the base flour and oil mixture called “roux.” Fortunately, brown roux can be cooked in as little at 6 minutes in the microwave, just enough time to get the Cajun “holy trinity” of onions, peppers, and celery started in the soup pot.

This soup is super-adaptable. I use smoked turkey sausage, but you can substitute 12 oz [340 g] of peeled and deveined shrimp and add them with the okra. Or make the g