National Gumbo day

Lets try making Gumbo :

Ingredients

1 cup vegetable oil

1 cup all purpose flour

1 carton chicken broth

1 cup water

1 large bell pepper

2 ribs celery

1 large onion

1 bulb garlic chopped

5 sprigs fresh thyme(1 tbsp dried thyme if you can’t find fresh

3 stalks scallions

2 tbsp garlic powder

2 tbsp onion powder

2 tbsp chicken bouillon powder

3 bay leaves

1 tbsp cayenne

3 tbsp Tony’s (taste as you go if you need more)

Salt and pepper to taste

1 pound large shrimp

1 pound crab claws

1 pound andouille sausage

1 pound lump crab meat