Cajun Shrimp Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. chopped celery
1 medium-size onion, chopped (1/2 c.)
1 clove garlic, crushed
4 Tbsp. (1/2 stick) butter or margarine
1/3 c. sifted regular flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. leaf thyme, crumbled
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 (1 lb.) can tomatoes
1 (about 14 oz.) can chicken broth
1 (8 oz.) can minced clams
1/8 tsp. red pepper seasoning
1 (about 1 lb.) can okra, drained
1 (about 5 oz.) can deveined shrimp, drained and rinsed
3 c. cooked rice

Preparation

Saute celery, onion and garlic in butter or margarine until soft in kettle.
Stir in flour, salt, thyme and pepper; cook, stirring constantly, until bubbly.
Stir in tomatoes, chicken broth, clams and liquid and red pepper seasoning.
Continue cooking and stirring until mixture thickens and boils 1 minute. Add okra and shrimp; heat to boiling.
Ladle into a shallow serving bowl; spoon rice around edge.
Or, spoon rice in mounds in center of soup plates; spoon shrimp mixture around rice.
Makes 6 servings.