Seafood Gumbo

• 4 Tbsp. butter
• 4 Tbsp. flour
• 1 c. chopped onion
• 1 c. chopped celery
• 1 lb. okra, sliced
• 1 qt. tomatoes
• 1 bell pepper, diced
• 6 c. hot water
• 1 lb. cleaned shrimp
• 1 qt. oysters
• 1 lb. crab meat
• 5 bay leaves
• 1/2 c. chopped parsley
• 3 to 4 green onions, chopped
• Creole seasoning to taste
• cooked rice
• 2 to 3 cloves garlic

1. Brown butter and flour. Add onion, celery and pepper.
2. Saute until light brown. Add okra and cook until okra is not ropey. Stir often.
3. Add tomatoes, hot water, bay leaves, garlic and crab meat, in that order. Simmer for 30 minutes. Add shrimp, oysters, green onions and parsley.
4. Season to taste. Simmer 1 hour and serve over rice.

butter, flour, onion, celery, okra, tomatoes, bell pepper, hot water, shrimp, oysters, crab meat, bay leaves, parsley, green onions, rice, garlic

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=531764 (may not work)