Ingredients

• 1 bunch green onions
• 1/2 cup bacon drippings
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 1 large onion, diced
• 3 celery ribs, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• 2 quarts plus 2 cups water
• 1/4 cup minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 2 teaspoons table salt
• 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1 pound fresh lump crabmeat, draine
• 1 1/2 pounds unpeeled, medium-size raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 pint standard oysters, undrained
• 1 (12-oz.) package frozen sliced okra, thawed
• 1 tablespoon gumbo filé
• Hot cooked rice