2 cups chopped  onions
3/4 cup chopped green pepper
1/3 cup thinly sliced or chopped green onion or shallot
2Tablespoon fresh parsley minced fine
1 tablespoon  finely minced garlic (more if ya like garlic)
1 1/2 chopped tomato
2 sausages ..(creole, French garlic , smoked  or andouee sausage,  chopped small
2 lbs shrimp  fresh - deveined and shelled
1 lb fresh crab  fresh
2 lb fresh okra  stems and tips  removed.......

now make a roux

3/4 cup olive oil
3/4 cup flour

in large pan over medium heat  cook the pepper  green pepper and onion , parsley and garlic
just sweat them for 10 minutes, vegetables should be lightly tan

add tomatoes  and sausage  , 2  1/2 quarts cold water let it cook , or I should say heat some 

add the crab and okra and seasoning,  now add the raw shrimp
bring to boil cook for about 1 hr,  add more water if it gets too thick ,,,turn heat down
also seasonings are as follows

 3 whole crushed bay leaves
1 1/2 tsp thyme
salt 
black pepper
cayenne
juice of one half of a lemon
10 whole  allspice
1/2 tsp mace
8 whole cloves  

this can be served over cooked rice and you can play with seasonings and at the end  turn off heat and add file' powder it will thickend it   about 1 -2 tsp

....enjoy