Seafood Gumbo | Emerils.com

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup flour
• 2 cups chopped onions
• 1 cup chopped bell peppers
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cayenne
• 5 bay leaves
• 8 cups water
• 6 gumbo crabs, broken in half (optional)
• 1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 pound lump crabmeat, picked over for shells and cartilage
• 2 dozen oysters, shucked, with their liquor
• 1/4 cup chopped green onions
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• File powder