Alligator Sausage & Seafood Gumbo : Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group

Ingredients

• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 stick unsalted butter
• 4 tablespoons minced garlic
• 4 cups chopped onions
• 2 cups chopped green sweet peppers
• 1 ½ cups sliced celery
• 3 whole bay leaves
• 2 cups chopped fresh tomatoes
• 1 pound alligator sausage, cut in slices
• 3 tablespoons Creole seasoning
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme
• 10 cups crab or seafood stock
• 1 tablespoon minced flat-leaf parsley
• 2 cups trimmed & sliced okra, fresh or frozen
• ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce, optional
• 1 ½ tablespoons hot sauce
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt, plus to taste
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper, plus to taste
• 1 pound medium shrimp, peeled / no tails
• ½ pound crab claw meat, picked through
• 3/4 pound shucked oysters, not drained
• sliced green onions for garnish
• cooked long-grain white rice, for serving