Shrimp And Oyster Gumbo

• 1/2 c. salad oil
• 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
• 4 to 5 medium onions, chopped
• 2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 (16 oz.) cans tomatoes
• 4 c. fish or chicken stock
• 2 lb. raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 Tbsp. seafood seasoning
• 2 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen okra
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 to 2 pt. oysters, undrained
• 1 Tbsp. gumbo file
• cooked rice

1. Heat oil in
2. a heavy saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat; add flour very slowly, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until flour
3. is
4. very brown.
5. Add onion and garlic; cook until onion is
6. soft but not brown.
7. Add tomatoes, fish stock, shrimp and bay leaves; simmer 30 minutes, stirring frequently. Add seafood seasonings; simmer 45 minutes.
8. Add okra, salt and pepper; continue to
9. simmer 5 minutes.
10. Add oysters and simmer 10 minutes ortntil
11. edges of oysters curl. Just before serving, stir in gumbo file.
12. Serve over rice.

salad oil, flour, onions, garlic, tomatoes, fish, shrimp, bay leaves, seafood seasoning, frozen okra, salt, oysters, gumbo file, rice

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=633535 (may not work)