Ingredients

1/4 c butter; or margarine
2 tb flour
2 c liquid; (water/seafood
-liquor)
2 c okra, cut
2 c tomato; peeled & cubed
1 lg onion; chopped
1 sm bell pepper, green; chopped
1 ts tabasco sauce
1/8 ts thyme
1 bay leave
2 c shrimp, crabmeat, oyster
-combo
3 c rice; hot cooked

Instructions

Make a dark roux of the butter and flour over low heat, stirring
constantly. Add liquid, okra, tomatoes, onion, pepper, Tabasco, thyme
and bay leaf; bring to a boil, then cover and simmer 30 minutes,
stirring frequently. Add seafood and cook, covered, 10 to 15 minutes
longer. Remove bay leaf and serve in soup bowls with mound of hot
rice in center.