Food Haven Gumbo - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 garlic pod (not clove)
1 lb. okra, sliced
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 lg. onion, chopped
1 can diced or stewed tomatoes
2 qt. water
4 cans chicken broth
5 lbs. seafood (3 lb. shrimp, 1 bay scallops, 1 other)
Add some crab claws
1/2 lb. spicy sausage
juice from 1/2 lemon
1 Tbsp. dried thyme
2 bay leaves
2 Tbsp. parsley
1 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/2 cup white wine
tbsp. Old Bay Seasoning
1 bunch green onions

Preparation

Roux:
Use 1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour and blend into 1 1/2 cups hot oil or pork renderings to make dark brown roux (almost burned).
Stir all the time roux is cooking, about 30 minutes.