Great Seafood Gumbo

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 3/4 cup green onion, chopped
• 2 (16 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons tony chachere creole seasoning
• 1 lb crabmeat, picked
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 large bell pepper, chopped
• 1 tablespoon crab boil, liquid
• 1 quart water
• 5 lbs shrimp

Recipe

• 1 make a roux using flour and oil.
• 2 mix in heavy pot.
• 3 cook slowly and stir constantly.
• 4 it takes 45 min.
• 5 to 1 hour to cook roux to color of hershey chocolate bar.
• 6 flour taste will be gone if cooked in this manner.
• 7 add onions and bell pepper.
• 8 simmer on low heat until onions are clear.
• 9 add tomato sauce and crab boil.
• 10 add 1 quart of water.
• 11 add kitchen bouquet as desired for color.
• 12 cook slowly about 30 min.
• 13 add green onions and parsley.
• 14 add another quart of water.
• 15 cook some more.
• 16 add creole seasoning and crab meat.
• 17 let simmer about 45 min.
• 18 add shrimp about 20 minutes before ready to serve.
• 19 (you may also add crawfish, oysters, fish or any other seafood you desire.) makes approx.
• 20 2 gallons.