Easy Seafood Gumbo - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter
2 cups flour
6 quarts water
1 (10 ounce) can tomatoes and green chilies
2 stalks celery, chopped
3 onions, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 lbs shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 lb crabmeat
1 pint oyster, with liquid (I omit)
salt, black and cayenne pepper, to taste

Preparation

Make a dark roux with the butter and flour, add water, bring to boil and cook until roux is dissolved.
Reduce heat, add veggies; chop enough shrimp to make one cup, add to gumbo.
Simmer on low for 3 hours. (or less!).
Add remaining shrimp, crab, (oysters), salt, peppers and simmer for 10 minutes or until warm.
Serve over cooked rice. (May add file powder before serving.).