Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. (James 1:17)

Coonass Gumbo

2 cups Tony’s instant Roux

5 quarts water

3 lg. onions, chopped

1 stalk celery, chopped Parsley

1½ cloves garlic

3 bay leaves

2 lbs. Sausage

1½ lbs. white crabmeat

10 lbs. peeled, deveined shrimp

1 can chicken stock

1 pkg. frozen okra 3 T. Cajun Magic

Worcestershire sauce

1 T. thyme

Gumbo filè

Cayenne pepper & Tabasco to taste


Dissolve instant roux in 3-4 gallon pot.  Set aside.  Sauté onions, parsley and half the garlic.  When onions start to brown, dump into roux.  Sauté celery, sausage and rest of garlic.  When sausage is tender, dump into roux.  Put pot of roux, etc., on burner and bring to boil.  Add bay leaves and Cajun Magic.  Sauté okra in oil until strings are gone.  Dump into simmering pot.  Add salt, stock, Worcestershire and thyme.  Simmer 2 hours and add seafood.  Cook 30 minutes more.  Turn off heat and add filè.  SERVES 30.