Gumbo - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. oil
1 c. flour
1 c. chopped onions
1 c. chopped celery
1 gal. water
1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
2 Tbsp. butter
1 (10 oz.) can Ro-Tel tomatoes
1 lb. crawfish tails
1 lb. crabmeat
1/2 c. chopped green onion
1/2 c. chopped bell pepper
1/2 c. chopped parsley
garlic
salt
pepper

Preparation

Heat oil in a large, heavy pot.
Add flour to oil and make a dark roux.
Add celery and onions.
Saute and add water.
Simmer for 15 minutes.
While this is cooking, heat butter in a small skillet.
Add tomato paste and cook over low heat, about 5 to 7 minutes.
Add Ro-Tel tomatoes to this, then add to other mixture. Cook for about 1 hour over medium heat.
Add other ingredients and cook another 30 minutes.