Low-Fat Shellfish Gumbo

• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 pounds unpeeled, medium-size fresh shrimp
• 8 3/4 cups chicken broth, divided
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 pound light Cajun sausage, sliced
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh thyme
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 1/2 cups fresh sliced okra
• 1/2 pound lump crabmeat
• 1/2 pound crawfish tails, rinsed
• 1 (12-ounce) container fresh oysters, undrained
• Hot cooked rice

1. Place flour in a 15- x 10-inch jellyroll pan. Bake at 350u0b0 for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a dark golden brown, stirring every 15 minutes. Set aside; cool.
2. Peel shrimp, reserving shells; devein, if desired. Set meat aside.
3. Combine shrimp shells and 5 1/2 cups chicken broth in a large Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes. Pour mixture through a wire-mesh strainer into a bowl, discarding shells. Keep broth warm.
4. Coat a large Dutch oven with cooking spray; add onion and next 3 ingredients, and saute until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add sausage, and saute 5 minutes. Add tomato paste and 5 1/2 cups warm broth, and stir well.
5. Spoon browned flour into a medium bowl. Gradually whisk in 1 1/2 cups chicken broth. Add to broth mixture, and simmer 1 hour, skimming as necessary. Add remaining 1 3/4 cups chicken broth, salt, and next 6 ingredients; simmer 5 minutes or until okra is tender. Discard bay leaves.
6. Drain crabmeat, removing any bits of shell. Add crabmeat, shrimp, crawfish, and oysters to gumbo; return to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes or until shrimp turn pink and edges of oysters begin to curl. Serve over hot rice.

flour, shrimp, chicken broth, onion, celery, green bell pepper, garlic, cajun sausage, tomato paste, salt, thyme, fresh oregano, pepper, ground red pepper, bay leaves, okra, lump crabmeat, crawfish, fresh oysters, rice

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/low-fat-shellfish-gumbo (may not work)