Gumbo

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 c. chopped green, yellow and red sweet peppers
• 1/2 c. butter or margarine
• 1 c. chopped onions
• 1 1/2 c. chopped celery
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 to 3 qt. tomato sauce with chopped tomatoes
• 8 to 10 c. water
• 1 lb. backfin crabmeat
• 1 lb. fresh okra
• 4 fresh tomatoes, diced
• 2 lb. jumbo shrimp
• 2 lb. frozen baby shrimp
• 4 hard-shelled crabs
• 1/2 lb. smoked turkey sausage
• 1 lb. hot Italian turkey sausage
• 3 to 4 Tbsp. gumbo file
• seasonings to taste
• rice
• Tabasco
• crackers