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Ingredients

• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups unbleached white flour
• 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
• 1 large Onion, diced
• 2 Bell Peppers, diced
• 3-4 ribs Celery, leaves included, chopped
• 4 cloves Garlic, minced
• 2 cups chopped, roasted Okra
• 2 cups Tomatoes and juice
• 1 piece about 1/4 lb. Andouille Sausage, sliced thin
• 1 cup Roux
• 1 Chicken Breast, roasted, meat pulled, chunked, pan deglazed for chicken stock (you can use whatever piece(s) of chicken you like)
• 1 lb large Shrimp, peeled and deveined–reserve shells for stock
• 2 cups shrimp stock
• 2 cups roasted chicken stock