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Crawfish file gumbo

Yield: 6 Servings

Ingredients:

• 1 c Shortening
• 1 c Flour
• 1 Onion minced
• 1/4 c Parsley minced
• 3 Pods garlic minced
• 1/4 c Celery leaves minced
• 1 lb Crawfish tails cleaned
• 8 c Water
• 1/2 c Crawfish fat

Instructions:

Seasonings to taste Make a roux by cooking shortening and flour together to make a golden brown color while stirring constantly. Add onions and cook until soft. Add crawfish fat. Stir constantly while cooking over low heat until shortening floats on top. Add water and seasonings. Simmer over a low heat for 30 min. About 1/2 hr. before serving add garlic and crawfish tails and let simmer for 25 min. longer. Add parsley green onion tops celery leaves and simmer 5 min. longer. Just before serving add about 3/4 tsp. file powder if desired. Serve in soup plates with hot steamed rice and Tabasco sauce if desired.

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