Louisiana Gumbo

• 2 Tbsp. grease
• 2 Tbsp. flour
• chopped onions
• chopped garlic
• 1 can tomato sauce
• 1 can water
• chopped bell pepper
• chopped celery
• chopped green onions
• chopped parsley
• 1 large can tomatoes
• 1 qt. boiling water (salted)
• 1 pkg. frozen chopped okra
• little sugar
• bay leaf
• Tabasco sauce
• salt and pepper
• red peppers
• gumbo file
• crab meat, shrimp, oysters, chicken or turkey (any kind of meat)

1. Heat grease in skillet.
2. Add flour and stir constantly, until flour is brown like fudge.
3. Add chopped onions and garlic; fry a little.
4. Then add tomato sauce and water.
5. Add chopped bell pepper, celery, green onions and parsley; cook for 2 minutes.
6. Add large can tomatoes.
7. Now, have large pot ready with not more than 1 quart of boiling water (salted).
8. Add mixture from skillet to water and add okra.
9. Season with a little sugar, bay leaf, Tabasco sauce, salt and pepper, red peppers and gumbo file.
10. Add the meat.

grease, flour, onions, garlic, tomato sauce, water, bell pepper, celery, green onions, parsley, tomatoes, boiling water, okra, sugar, bay leaf, tabasco sauce, salt, red peppers, gumbo file, crab meat

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=295649 (may not work)