Creole Gumbo

Ingredients

• ¾ pound Creole hot sausage (if available), cut into 1-inch rounds
• ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 2 large onions, coarsely chopped
• 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, chopped
• 5 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 bunch green onion, chopped
• 1 large green bell pepper, chopped
• 4 quarts seafood stock or chicken stock
• 4 bay leaves
• 2 pounds frozen okra cut into rounds
• 1 dozen cooked crab claws or legs
• 1 pound lump crab meat
• 2 pounds cooked and chilled shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2 tablespoons Creole seasoning
• 4 tablespoons gumbo filé powder
• Salt
• pepper
• 6 cups steamed white rice