Seafood Gumbo

Ingredients

1 cup oil

1 cup all-purpose flour

2 onions, chopped

2 stalks celery, chopped

1 bell pepper, chopped

1 (1 1b.) bag frozen chopped okra

1 quart seafood stock

1 (16 oz.) can whole tomatoes, with Liquid

4-6 cloves garlic, crushed

2 bay leaves

2-3 Tbsp, crab boil seasoning, tied in cheesecloth Salt and pepper to taste Hot pepper sauce

2 Ibs. raw shrimp, peeled

1 Lb. crabmeat or 2 cans crabmeat

1 pint oysters

1 Tbsp, filé powder

Directions

Make a roux by heating oil, adding flour and cook over medium heat until very dark but not scorched, stirring constantly. Add onion, celery and okra and cook until wilted.

Add stock, tomatoes, garlic, bay leaves, crab boil packet, salt and pepper. Simmer for 2 hours. 10 minutes before serving, add all raw seafood and the filé powder. Simmer until done, but do not boil. Serve over steamed rice.