Shrimp Sausage Gumbo - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lb. shrimp, peeled
1 1/2 lb. Eckrich sausage, cut in 1 inch pieces
2 medium bell peppers, chopped
2 medium onions, chopped
3 ribs celery, chopped
3 to 4 toes garlic, chopped
3 chicken bouillon cubes
3/4 c. flour
1/2 c. Crisco oil
1/2 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. Zatarain's crab boil
2 bay leaves

Preparation

Put salt and crab boil on shrimp; stir and set aside.
In Crisco over medium heat, cook vegetables until crisp-tender; drain. Return oil to pan and heat until moisture is removed.
Brown flour in oil adding bouillon cubes.
Return vegetables to flour mixture; add sausage and few of the shrimp.
Heat through, stirring constantly.
Pour into stew pot; add 2 quarts water and bay leaves. Heat to boil; reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes.
Add shrimp and cook 10 to 12 more minutes.
Add salt to taste.
Serve over rice.