Smothered Okra Wth Shrimp - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

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.
In another sauce pan, heat remainder of oil, and saute smoke sausage, onion,.
celery, bell pepper and garlic. Cook until tender, then add cayenne pepper,.
thyme and tomato paste, and tomato puree, stirring constantly.
Add shrimp stock and tomato puree. Bring to a low boil, then add okra and.
cook for 1/2 hour. Add shrimp and cook until tender. Serve over hot rice.