Louisiana Shrimp Gumbo

Ingredients

• butter

  margarine, or oil
  ½ cup
• flour
  ⅔ cup
• chopped onions
  2 cups
• chopped celery
  1 cup
• chopped green bell pepper
  1 cup
• garlic

  minced
  4 cloves
• sliced green onion tops

  divided
  ½ cup
• chopped fresh parsley
  ¼ cup
• bay leaves
  2 unit
• salt
  1 teaspoon
• ground black pepper
  ½ teaspoon
• ground red pepper
  1 unit
• hot chicken broth or water
  2 quarts
• raw shrimp

  peeled and deveined
  2 pounds
• hot cooked rice
  3 to 4 cups
• filé powder
  1 unit