Seafood Gumbo - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. flour
1 c. oil
2 large onions
1 bell pepper (medium)
8 ribs celery, chopped
1/2 c. green onions
3 lb. peeled shrimp
1 lb. claw crab meat
1 pt. Smothered Okra (recipe follows)
salt, pepper and black pepper to taste

Preparation

In large pot, combine oil and flour for roux.
Cook slowly on medium burner for 15 to 20 minutes.
Roux will be medium brown. Add coarsely chopped onions, bell pepper and celery and saute until tender.
Add okra which has been chopped and smothered down, and several cups of water.
Simmer for approximately 30 minutes. Add salt, red pepper and black pepper to taste.
Add shrimp, crab meat, and green onions and simmer for another 30 minutes. Serve over steaming rice.
Add file if desired.