EEE Cooks: Okra Shrimp Gumbo (Recipe)

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 2 tablespoons Shake & Blend flour (Pillsbury)
• ½ medium yellow onion
• ½ large green bell pepper
• 3 ribs from the heart celery
• 1 pint farmer's market okra
• 3 whole canned with juice tomatoes
• kosher salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne
• 2 medium dried turkish bay leaves
• ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 quart boxed vegetable stock
• 2 4-inch sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 pound jumbo, uncooked, frozen, peeled, with tail-on shrimp (Trader Joe's)
• 2 tablespoons fresh italian leaf parsley