4	lg.	onions, minced
1	stick	butter
2	tbsp.	flour
2	qts.	hot stock
1	pod	garlic, minced
1	c.	green pepper, minced
1	c.	okra, diced
1/2	c.	celery, minced
3		bay leaves
4	tsp.	thyme
		salt and pepper as desired
1	lb.	shrimp, raw, peeled
2	c.	cooked crab meat
		filé gumbo powder

Sauté onion in butter. Add flour and brown slowly until it turns a dark brown. Then add 2 quarts of stock. Add garlic, green pepper, diced okra, celery, bay leaves, thyme, salt and pepper. Stir and cook on low 2 - 3 hours. Then add shrimp. Cook 1 hour. Add crab meat. Cook another hour. Serve hot over rice, sprinkle with filé gumbo powder. (Filé gumbo powder can be found in most spice sections or can be left out.)