Seafood and Okra Gumbo | Recipe Cart

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, (divided)
• 1 pound fresh okra, (sliced)
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cups diced yellow onion
• 1 1/2 cups diced green bell pepper
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 2 garlic cloves, (minced)
• 1 (14-ounce) can diced tomatoes, (undrained)
• 4 cups shrimp or chicken stock
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon Cajun or Creole seasoning
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
• 1 pound lump crabmeat
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 pound fresh medium shrimp, (peeled and deveined)
• 1 pint freshly shucked oysters with liquor