Seafood And Sausage Gumbo - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. vegetable oil
1/2 c. flour
4 stalks celery, chopped
2 onions, chopped
2 green bell peppers, chopped
2 bay leaves
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
40 oz. clam juice
1 (28 oz.) can plum tomatoes, drained and chopped
1 lb. kielbasa, sliced in 1/4-inch rounds
1/2 lb. fresh or frozen okra, cut in 1/4-inch slices
2 lb. medium-size shrimp, peeled and deveined
4 c. cooked rice

Preparation

Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over high heat until almost smoking.
Add flour and stir constantly until it is dark red-brown, about 8 minutes.
Immediately add celery, onions and green pepper and cook for 5 minutes, scraping the bottom of the pan often.
Mix in salt, oregano, bay leaves and cayenne pepper. Add clam juice and tomatoes; boil for 15 minutes.
Add okra, reduce heat and simmer until okra is tender, about 15 minutes. Add shrimp and cook only until just cooked through.
Mound 1/2 cup rice into bowl and ladle gumbo over.
Serves 8.