Shrimp Chicken Crab Gumbo

Photo: flickr user foooooey

Ingredients

2 pounds shrimp, shelled

6 ounces crab meat

1 pound chicken

1/2 cup oil

1/2 cup flour

3 cups okra

3 chopped onions

2 cans tomatoes

Tabasco sauce to taste

1/2 teaspoon thyme

3 qt. water

2 bay leaves

1 teaspoon salt

3 cloves garlic

1 teaspoon crab boil or seafood seasoning

1/2 cup celery

2 tablespoons oil

1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce

1 green bell pepper

Preparation

In a heavy pot add flour slowly with oil until medium brown. Add celery, onions, green pepper, and garlic; cook until tender. To this add tomatoes. When heated through add to gumbo pot. Saute chicken and add to gumbo. Then fry okra and add to gumbo. Add Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, bay leaves, thyme, salt, and pepper. Simmer 2 hours. Gradually add shrimp and crab and continue simmering 1 hour. Remove from heat. Serve over hot cooked rice.