"With a slow cooked roux and gumbo file powder flavoring the shrimp, crabmeat, and andouille sausage, this gumbo is an authentic creole meal...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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3/4 cup bacon drippings
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1 cup coarsely chopped celery
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1 large onion, coarsely chopped
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1 large green bell pepper, coarsely chopped
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2 cloves garlic, minced
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1 pound andouille sausage, sliced
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3 quarts water
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6 cubes beef bouillon
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1 tablespoon white sugar
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salt to taste
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2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®), or to taste
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1/2 teaspoon Cajun seasoning blend (such as Tony Chachere's®), or to taste
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4 bay leaves
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1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
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1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
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1 (6 ounce) can tomato sauce
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2 teaspoons gumbo file powder
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2 tablespoons bacon drippings
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2 (10 ounce) packages frozen cut okra, thawed
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2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
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1 pound lump crabmeat
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3 pounds uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
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2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
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2 teaspoons gumbo file powder
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