Dee's Crawfish Gumbo

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 gallons crawfish, cleaned and split between heads and tails
• salt
• cajun seasoning
• 2 onions, chopped fine
• 1 cup celery, minced
• 1 bell pepper, minced
• 8 cups water

Recipe

• 1 heat shortening, add flour, making roux, and stir until brown.
• 2 add onions, celery and bell pepper.
• 3 stir until vegetables are soft.
• 4 add fat from heads of crawfish, stir until fat comes to top.
• 5 add water and seasonings, and simmer 20-30 minutes.
• 6 add crawfish tails, and cook over medium-low heat for 30 minutes.
• 7 serve with rice.