Ingredients
- For the stock
- 2 quarts low-sodium chicken broth
- 6 large live blue crabs, cooked and cleaned , outer shell reserved
- 2 pounds large, U-26, shrimp, cleaned, shells reserved
- For the roux
- 1 cup canola oil, lard or Crisco
- 1 cup flour
- For the gumbo
- 2 large onions, diced
- 4 stalks celery, diced
- 2 green bell peppers, seeded and diced
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon Creole seasoning, Lawry's or Old Bay, plus more to taste
- 1 28-ounce can, whole tomatoes
- 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 10 dashes of hot sauce, more to taste
- 2 sprigs of fresh thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 pounds stew beef, cut in 1-inch cubes, seasoned with salt and pepper at least one hour prior to starting the recipe, if not overnight
- 2 pounds bone in, skin on chicken thighs, seasoned with salt and pepper at least one hour prior to starting the recipe, if not overnight
- 3 cups fresh okra, sliced
- kosher salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- cooked white rice, preferably short grain Carolina rice
- sliced green onions for garnish
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