Creole Chicken Gumbo - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. cut celery and leaves
1 large onion, chopped
2 Tbsp. flour
1/4 c. vegetable oil
2 c. chicken broth
1 (16 oz.) can tomatoes (undrained)
1 green pepper, chopped
1 bay leaf
1/4 tsp. thyme
2 c. sliced okra
2 Tbsp. chopped parsley
salt to taste
1/4 tsp. Tabasco
2 c. cooked chicken
1 bag frozen shrimp, cooked

Preparation

Cook celery, onion and flour in oil 5 minutes, stirring as needed.
Add broth, tomatoes, green pepper, bay leaf, thyme, okra, parsley, salt and Tabasco; stir well.
Cook 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
Add chicken and shrimp.
Heat through.
Serve over rice.
Add Tabasco to taste.