Smothered Okra Wth Shrimp

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 quarts okra, fresh sliced
• 1/2 cup tomato paste
• 1/2 cup oil
• 2 cups tomatoes (fresh creole)
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 lb shrimp (peeled and deveined)
• 1/2 cup bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 lb smoked sausage
• 1 cup celery
• 1/2 cup shrimp stock
• 1/4 cup garlic, diced
• thyme, fresh, to taste
• cayenne, to taste
• salt, pinch

Recipe

• 1 in a 4-quart sauce pan, saute the okra with 1/2 of the oil until tender or slime is cooked out and set aside.
• 2 in another sauce pan, heat remainder of oil, and saute smoke sausage, onion,.
• 3 celery, bell pepper and garlic. cook until tender, then add cayenne pepper,.
• 4 thyme and tomato paste, and tomato puree, stirring constantly.
• 5 add shrimp stock and tomato puree. bring to a low boil, then add okra and.
• 6 cook for 1/2 hour. add shrimp and cook until tender. serve over hot rice.