Louisiana Seafood Gumbo

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp flour
• 2 Tbsp shortening
• 4 onions chopped
• 6 stalks celery chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cloves garlic chopped
• pinch of thyme
• 2 lb shrimp deveined
• 1 pt oysters and liquid
• 2 c crabmeat
• 3 cans tomato sauce
• cooked rice optional

Directions

1. Brown flour in hot shortening in a Dutch oven stirring until smooth
2. Combine all
3. ingredients and let simmer
4. Serve over cooked rice