Creole Style Gumbo - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large onion (white, red or yellow)
1 large green bell pepper
2 Tbsp. butter
2 Tbsp. flour
1 3/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. thyme
1 tsp. gumbo file
1/2 dried bay leaf
dash of Tabasco
2 (6 1/2 oz.) cans crab meat
2 (6 1/2 oz.) cans minced clams
2 lb. frozen or canned shrimp
1 (10 oz. size) pkg. frozen okra
1 (No. 2 1/2 size) can tomatoes with juice
2 c. milk, tomato juice or sauce
1 c. hot water

Preparation

Add seafoods and okra to the mixture last.
They require a short time for cooking.