Gumbo

We invited Audra & her boys over for a little football and gumbo today. I'd never made gumbo before and was a little intimidated at first, but it was so easy and SO good.

Seafood Gumbo

ROUX:

1/2 cup cooking oil

1/2 cup flour

Put oil in a heavy pot and slowly add flour. Over low heat, stir constantly until it browns to the color of coffee; cook SLOWLY.

3 stalks celery, chopped

1 onion, chopped

1 medium green pepper, chopped

4 Roma tomatoes, chopped

2 quarts chicken broth

salt & pepper, to taste

1 pound chicken, cut into bite-size pieces

1 cup okra, frozen sliced

1/2 pound shrimp (cooked, tail-off, peeled, deveined)

1/2 pound crabmeat

When roux has browned, add celery, onion, and green pepper. Cook until wilted, add tomatoes, chicken broth, salt & pepper, and chicken. Bring to a boil. Boil for 15 minutes. Add okra and crabmeat. Simmer for 20 minutes. Add shrimp. Simmer another 10 minutes.