Gumbo Ala Anona

Directions

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   {"0":"Roux: start w\/ 1 cup of oil and flour","1":"If gets dark start over!","2":"Add chopped veggies to hot roux until thick mass forms-set aside.","4":"Boil shrimp shells to start soup broth. Strain broth into large pot. Add chicken broth or fish broth.","6":"Saute sausage in fry pan. (Cotechino +) I use polish sausage and\/or chorizo. Once browned, set aside or add to broth.","8":"Saute cut okra in juice from sausage. Add olive oil if necessary. Cut the slime with lemon juice & balsamic vinegar. Add tomatoes (1-3 lg.) and simmer slowly until there is no slime. Add to broth.","10":"Add roux mix and sausage to broth. Start simmering soup.","11":"Add following seasonings to your taste:","12":"Worcestershire sauce 2 tbsp;","13":"bay leaves-2\/3;","14":"Lemon slices 2-3;","15":"cloves, both ground and whole;","16":"thyme;","17":"red pepper","18":"black pepper","19":"ground or fresh ginger","20":"nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon","21":"2-3 tbsp of brown sugar","22":"splash of white wine","23":"whatever hot pepper sauce you like- 3-4 splashes","24":"Simmer 2-3 hrs","25":"Add crabs or crab meat, scallops last 10 minutes.","26":"When soup is boiling, Add shrimp at end and cook three minutes.","27":"Turn off soup and add file'. Stir and look for lines formed by file'"}