Shandys Seafood Gumbo Recipe

1 c. flour

2 lrg. onions , chopped

3 ribs celery , chopped

5 cloves of garlic , chopped (Love garlic ? Go for 6 cloves , chopped)

1/4 lrg bell pepper , chopped

2 quarts water

3 bay leaves

Tabasco sauce or Emeril's hot sauce or hot sauce of choice (to your taste for heat)

salt and pepper

Worcestshire sauce (matter of taste..I use a 1 T.)

2 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce

6 raw crabs , cleaned (**I use Dungeness.. use a lrg crab in your area. Can be Blue Crab or whatever offered but needs to be meaty)

**shell the crabs BUT leave the large front crab legs in tact. Break into sections at the joints to be dropped into the gumbo when ready**

small bunch of parsley , chopped (I prefer about 1/8 c. chopped)

3 pounds raw shrimp , peeled and deveined

2 pounds of scallops (**note: can use manila or cherrystone clams in place of scallopsI alternate or sometimes add both scallops and clams .)

cooked rice - whatever type you personally enjoy - this gumbo goes over the rice.