I got a lot of hate on IG for making my gumbo like this…

👹GUMBO👹 AJ in the background mimicking all my evil voices😂 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup all purpose flour 5-6 stalks of celery, diced 1 green bell pepper, diced 1 onion, diced 2-3 cups okra, chopped 6 cloves garlic, minced 4 cups broth, any kind of broth. I used chicken. 2 TBSP paprika 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper 3 TBSP fish sauce 4-5 andouille sausage links (or kielbasa), diced 2 bay leaves 1 lb of shrimp Gumbo file or cornstarch slurry (1/2 cup water or chicken broth + 3 TBSP corn starch) Minced parsley make sure all of your veggies are prepped because everything goes by pretty quick once you start cooking 1.Heat up 1/2 cup vegetable oil until it becomes smoking hot (medium heat) 2. Then add flour and stir vigorously. This mixture will turn to a chocolate color. 3. Then add your celery, bell peppers, and onions. Cook this for a couple of minutes. 4. Then add your okra and cook for a couple of minutes or until okra have slightly softened. 5. Then add minced garlic and stir to combine well. 6. Once everything is well combined, slowly pour in 2 cups of broth mixing at the same time. Then you can pour in the remainder of the broth faster. 7. Cook this until it comes to a light simmer. Then season with paprika, cayenne pepper and fish sauce. Stir well. 8. Then add your andouille sausages and 2 bay leaves. 9. Once this starts to bubble, reduce heat and simmer for at least 1 hour. 10. When theres 5 minutes remaining, add in your shrimp and fish out the bay leaves. 11. Top it off with minced parsley and enjoy with rice =)