Okra & Tomato Gumbo Recipe • Rouses Supermarkets

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons butter, separated
• 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 large yellow onion, minced
• 1 red bell pepper, minced
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped Italian parsley
• 6 large vine-ripe tomatoes, peeled, cored and finely diced
• 6 cups seafood stock
• 1 pound fresh okra, trimmed and cut into ½-inch thick pieces
• 1 pint shucked Gulf oysters, and their liquor
• 1 pound Gulf shrimp, peeled and deveined
• Cooked white rice, for serving
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