Cajun Gumbo

Step one add about 5 cups of water 2 large cooking pot.(8-12qrt) turn on medium to high heat and let it come to a boil meanwhile Step 2, make the roux: pour 1 cup of cooking oil into a black cast iron skillet with one cup of flour. Turn to medium heat and keep stirring. Keep stirring until it is golden brown. It is very important that you do not stop stirring or your roux will burn. Dip roux out of Skillet and put into boiling water in the pot. Step 3 Brown ingredients :Brown sausage and drumettes using some of the cooking oil. Add sausage and drumettes to pot. You can reduce heat to medium at this time. Step four sautee seasonings, onions bell pepper and celery. You only need to sautee for a few minutes until they are soft. Add to pot Add bay leaf Let these ingredients cook on medium fire for about an hour Add shrimp , crab and fresh parsley cook for 20 more minutes. Let gumbo stand for a few hours. Skim grease off of the top. Serve over rice Tip: while gumbo is cooking make sure to have adequate liquid in pot at all times so you may need to add some.