Jimmy Johnson's Seafood Gumbo Recipe

• 1 lb fresh jumbo shrimp, with heads
• 2 x carcasses or possibly heads of fish, (3-5 lb.)
• 1 med onion, quartered
• 1 stalk celery, quartered
• 1 med tomato, peeled & quartered
• 2 quart water
• 3 Tbsp. gumbo file
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp white pepper
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp grnd red cayenne pepper
• 1 1/2 tsp Hungarian paprika
• 1 tsp garlic, chopped
• 1/2 tsp dry whole thyme
• 1/2 tsp dry whole oregano
• 1 x bay leaf, crushed
• 3/4 c. butter or possibly margarine
• 2 c. onion, coarsely minced
• 2 c. celery, coarsely minced
• 2 c. green bell pepper, coarsely minced
• 1 Tbsp. warm sauce
• 1 can tomato sauce with tomato bits, (15-ounce.)
• 1 doz fresh oysters, shucked
• 1 1/2 c. flaked crab meat warm cooked rice

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