Emeril's Classic Seafood Gumbo/Chicken and Sausage Gumbo - Emerils Cooking

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cup onion (finely chopped)
• 3/4 cup celery (finely chopped)
• 2 tbsp garlic (minced)
• 6 Emeril’s® Organic Chicken Stock
• 1/4 tsp dried thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 lb jumbo crabs (about 2; optional)
• 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 3 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp cayenne
• 12 oz bottle amber beer
• 3 tsp Emeril’s® Original Essence
• 1 lb medium-sized shrimp (peeled and deveined) or 1 1/2 lb. diced chicken meat
• 1 lb white-fish fillet (catfish, grouper, snapper or sole) or 1 lb. smoked sausage
• 2 cup shucked oysters (with their juice; optional)
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley (chopped)
• 1/2 cup green onions (chopped)