Seafood Gumbo

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 2 cups flour
• 1 medium chopped onion
• 2 quarts water
• 3 lbs shrimp (cleaned)
• 2 dozen crabs (cleaned)
• 1 quart oyster, reserve liquid from oysters (drained)
• 2 teaspoons file powder
• rice (cooked)

Directions

1. 1

   Brown flour in a frying pan with oil until it turns brown.

2. 2

   This is called a Roux.

3. 3

   Add your onions Cook them until they are soft.

4. 4

   Pour into a bigger pot, add your water and the liquid from oysters.

5. 5

   Cook to boil and then add your shrimp, crabs, salt and pepper.

6. 6

   Boil 20 minutes, then add the oysters.

7. 7

   Add enough water to make the amount of liquid you would want for your meal.

8. 8

   Cook the oysters about 10 minutes.

9. 9

   Add your file powder and its ready to eat.

10. 10

    Serve over rice.