Nell'S Gumbo

• 1/2 c. oil
• 1 c. flour
• 1 small head cabbage
• dried onions or 3 large
• 1 stalk celery
• 1 bell pepper
• 1 qt. tomatoes
• 1 pt. okra
• 2 gal. water (may use tomato juice)
• 2 gal. shrimp, peeled
• 2 lb. crabmeat
• gumbo file
• rice
• salt and pepper

1. Make roux using hot oil; add flour.
2. Stir until color of copper penny.
3. Add vegetables, except tomatoes and okra.
4. Cook until onions are transparent.
5. Add the water; let simmer at least 1 hour.
6. Add shrimp.
7. After 10 minutes, add crabmeat.
8. Salt to taste; add pepper.
9. Add chopped okra and tomatoes.
10. Cook for at least 20 minutes.
11. When ready to serve, add gumbo file to individual bowls (about 1/2 teaspoon).
12. Pour gumbo in bowl and serve with rice.

oil, flour, cabbage, onions, celery, bell pepper, tomatoes, okra, water, shrimp, crabmeat, gumbo file, rice, salt

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=604924 (may not work)