Gumbo

• 3 Tbsp. bacon drippings
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. black pepper
• 1 1/2 c. chopped celery
• 1 can tomato sauce
• 1 tsp. hot sauce
• 1 pkg. frozen okra
• 2 1/2 qt. water
• 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 large can tomatoes
• 1 1/2 tsp. gumbo file
• 1 pkg. jumbo wieners
• 8 bay leaves
• 10 to 12 crabs, cooked and cleaned
• 1 1/2 lb. shrimp, peeled and rinsed (fresh)
• 1 lb. crabmeat (fresh)
• hot cooked rice

1. Heat bacon drippings in skillet over medium heat.
2. Stir in onion and celery until tender.
3. Add flour, salt and pepper.
4. Stir like gravy until mixture is like paste.
5. Remove from heat and combine all other ingredients in large pot.
6. Stir in onion mixture.
7. Bring to boil.
8. Cover and reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
9. Serve over rice.

bacon drippings, salt, black pepper, celery, tomato sauce, hot sauce, frozen okra, water, allpurpose, onions, tomatoes, gumbo file, jumbo wieners, bay leaves, crabs, shrimp, crabmeat, rice

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=786370 (may not work)