Gumbo - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 crabs or crabmeat or shrimp
1 qt. water
2 sprigs parsley
4 cloves garlic
1 c. diced celery
1/8 tsp. thyme
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/4 lb. ham
1/2 can tomato paste
2 qt. chicken broth
1 large onion, diced
1 large bell pepper, diced
1 bay leaf
2 tsp. salt
4 lb. okra
salt
cayenne pepper to taste

Preparation

Saute okra in fat; add celery and onions.
Add seafood.
Cook 5 minutes.
Add remaining ingredients except parsley.
Simmer 1 hour.
Add parsley and serve over steamed rice.