Seafood Gumbo - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lb. crabs
2 1/2 lb. shrimp
2 cans crabmeat
hot sausage
2 green peppers
2 onions
gumbo file
roux
tomatoes
celery
okra (as desired)
1 to 2 bay leaves
tomato paste

Preparation

Make roux using small amount of cooking oil and flour.
Let brown well. Add green peppers, onions and celery.
Add water and cook approximately 15 minutes. Add hot sausage, tomatoes, tomato paste and bay leaves. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add okra, gumbo file, shrimp and crabs.
Cook for 30 minutes until done.