• ⅓ cup oil
• ¼ cup flour
• 4 cups chicken or vegetable broth
• 1-2 pounds medium or large shrimp peeled and de-veined, tails removed
• 1 pound andouille sausage sliced
• 3 talks celery chopped
• 1 medium white or yellow onion diced
• 1 red bell pepper diced
• 1 ounce can tomato paste
• 3 teaspoons minced garlic 
• 1 ounce can diced tomatoes including liquid
• gumbo seasoning see below
• 2-4 teaspoons hot sauce preferably Cholula

Gumbo Seasoning

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning blend (or sub equal parts dried oregano, dried thyme, and dried basil)
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes less for milder heat
• 1 cup cooked long grain rice optional
• ½ pound frozen okra optional