Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup cooking oil
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1/2 cup onion, chopped
  • 1 1/4 cups celery, chopped
  • 1/2 cup bell pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 cup parsley, chopped
  • 2 lbs shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1 (8 ounce) can tomato juice
  • 1 lb crabmeat
  • 1 lb catfish fillet
  • cayenne pepper

Method

  • Make a roux with oil and flour until dark brown. Add onions, celery, bell pepper and parsley and cook until wilted.
  • Add tomato sauce and tomato juice; cook for 1 hour.
  • Add crabmeat and catfish and cook for another hour, stirring frequently; add shrimp and cook for 10 minutes longer.
  • Serve over cooked rice.