File And Okra Seafood Gumbo(Serves 10) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 large red, yellow or white onions, chopped finely
2 bunches green onions, chopped finely
3 medium bell peppers, chopped finely
4 cloves garlic, chopped finely
1/4 lb. okra, cut into small wheels
6 bay leaves
1 fresh tomato, chopped
2 lb. peeled shrimp
5 cooked, seasoned and peeled crabs
12 raw oysters
1 lb. lump white crab meat
2 Tbsp. file
5 Tbsp. flour
1/2 c. vegetable oil
2 c. long grain white rice
salt to taste
black pepper to taste
red pepper to taste
Tabasco to taste
chopped fresh parsley

Preparation

In a large soup or stew pot over medium heat, saute the peeled shrimp in vegetable oil (season the shrimp well with salt and pepper before cooking).
When cooked, remove from pot.
Be sure not to overcook.
Saute the already steamed or boiled peeled crabs and claws in the same oil.
Remove from pot after about 1 minute of cooking.
Next, make a roux.
Brown the flour in the vegetable oil.
Watch closely not to burn.
Keep stirring.
Add the chopped onions and bell pepper (keep some of the green onions for garnish when serving).
Saute several minutes until the onions and bell peppers are very soft.