Louisiana Gumbo - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 pt. shucked oysters
1/2 c. chopped onion
1/2 c. chopped green pepper
1/2 c. chopped celery
1 garlic, minced
3 Tbsp. butter
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen okra
1 can tomatoes
1 can chicken broth
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. sugar
dash of pepper
pinch of thyme
1 small bay leaf
1/2 lb. shrimp
1 1/3 c. water
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/3 c. Minute rice

Preparation

Drain oysters,\treserving
liquid.
Saute
onion, green pepper, celery and\tgarlic\tin
butter
in large skillet until lightly browned.
Add okra, tomatoes, broth, oyster liquid and seasoning.\tCover
and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add shrimp and cook 5 minutes.
Then add oysters and cook 1 minute.
Remove
bay leaf.\tMeanwhile, combine water and 1/2 teaspoon
salt
and rice.
Bring to boil.
Cover.
Remove from heat;
let\tstand
5
minutes.
To serve, spoon rice into soup bowls; ladle gumbo over rice.