Ingredients:

1/4 c canola oil or butter

1/4 c flour

2 t canola oil or butter

2 ribs of celery

1 lb okra sliced up

1 qt chicken broth

1 onion chopped

1 can diced tomatoes with juice

3 cloves of garlic

2 t Worcestershire sauce

Cajun/creole seasoning to taste

1 t old bay seasoning

1 lb large raw shrimp peeled & deveined

12 oz crawfish

6 oz lump crab meat

cooked white rice

Directions:

1. In a large skillet or browning crock pot add 1/4 cup of oil or butter and heat over medium-high heat. (3-5 minutes) Add flour and continually stir until flour browns to the color of peanut butter (about 20-25 minutes).

2. In a separate skillet heat 2 Tbsp oil. Add okra, garlic, onions and celery to oil and saute until all veggies are wilted and onions are clear. Add veggies and flour and oil/butter mixture together in your Crock Pot and stir.

3. Stir in chicken broth. Add Worcestershire sauce, tomatoes, and Old Bay seasoning and stir well. Cover and cook for 3 hours on high. Add seafood and cook for 30 minutes on high until shrimp is opaque. Add creole/Cajun seasoning to taste.

4. Serve over cooked rice.

Bon Appetit!