Sauce Piquante

4 pounds meat (alligator, shrimp, chicken, beef, game - anything works here)
2 sticks of butter
3 medium onions, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
4 T. white flour
3 cans of cooked whole tomatoes (Ro-tel)
4 bay leaves
4 T. vegetable oil
1 T. paprika
1/4 c. chopped parsley
1 1/2 bunches onion tops
2 cups water
cayenne pepper, to taste
salt & pepper, to taste
1 8 oz can of tomato sauce
1 pound of andouille sausage

Brown meat in a large pot. Place oil and flour in the pot, cook stirring constantly until as dark as chocolate. Add onions and bell pepper. Cook until dark brown and soft. Add tomato sauce and cooked tomatoes and simmer for 30 minutes. Add garlic, meat, seasonings, and andouille, and simmer 25 minutes. Add butter and cook for another 40 minutes. Serve over rice.