Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/4  cup           butter -- or margarine
   2      tablespoons   flour
   2      cups          liquid -- (water/seafood
   2      cups          okra -- cut
   2      cups          tomato -- peeled and cubed
   1      large         onion -- chopped
   1      small         bell pepper -- green, chopped
   1      teaspoon      Tabasco sauce
     1/8  teaspoon      thyme
   1                    bay leave
   2      cups          shrimp -- crabmeat, oyster
   3      cups          rice -- hot cooked

Preparation:

Make a dark roux of the butter and flour over low heat, stirring constantly. Add liquid, okra, tomatoes, onion, pepper, Tabasco, thyme and bay leaf; bring to a boil, then cover and simmer 30 minutes, stirring frequently. Add seafood and cook, covered, 10 to 15 minutes longer. Remove bay leaf and serve in soup bowls with mound of hot rice in center.