Fresno Smoked Sausage And Lentil Gumbo

3/4 lb Smoked sausage

1/3 c Alad oil

1/3 c Flour

4 Stalks celery; chopped fine

3 cl Garlic; minced

2 md Onions; diced

2 lg Carrots; chopped fine

2 qt Chicken broth

1 3/4 c Lentils

1 tb Worcestershire

1/4 ts Pepper

1/4 ts Cayenne

In a 5 to 7 quart pan, over medium heat, cook sausage, stirring, until brow. Spoon from pan; reserve. Add oi to drippings in pan to make 1/3 cup fat. Add flour; stir until mixture is red brown, abouth 10 minutes. Add celery, garlic, onion and crrots; cook, stirring until vegetables begint o soften, about 3 minutes. Add reserved sauseage, chicken broth lentils, worcestershire, pepper and cayenne. Bring to boiling over high ehat; redue to simmer, cover and cook until lentils ar soft when pressed, about 40 minutes. Found by Fran McGee Source: Sunset Magazine; March 1987 Mrs. Anne Dobrinen, Fresno California Mrs. Dobrinen, Fresno Calif