Stewed okra, tomatoes, and shrimp??

I'm interested as well. Whenever I got an ice chest or 2 of shrimp, I would always share some with my old lady neighbor. She used to make this and send a plate over, good stuff.

I've had it on the hot food line at Tony's Seafood too.

Sounds like what some people here would call "gumbo"

Smother your okra with onions & a can of rotel
Brown some Tasso (add a little tomato sauce while browning to get a nice rusty color)
Add the okra to the Tasso with some stock
Boil about an hour
Add shrimp & let them cook

I love making this, one of the best ways to eat okra

Brown onions well, then add several toes of garlic, minced, and sliced okra, plus a little fresh or dried thyme and a couple of bay leaves, some cayenne, and a good hit of black pepper. Once the okra starts to soften, add diced fresh tomatoes (or a 14 oz can of tomatoes). Cook until the okra is soft, then add peeled fresh shrimp, salt, and a tiny pinch of brown sugar (if using canned tomatoes). Cook about 10-15 minutes after you add the shrimp.

You don't need a thickening agent...the okra will thicken it up nicely.

I usually just boil my shrimp like I normally do, peel however many I want at that meal, and stir them into my stewed okra once I've fixed a bowl. Great meal

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It's an entree at my house.

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Mine too. I like it over rice.

Ok here is what I did . Browned my okra really well in oil to remove sliminess. Removed and added a chopped onion and sautéed until soft. Added some diced red pepper and cooked. Added chopped garlic, thyme, and red white and black pepper. Blanched, peeled, and chopped 4 big pretty tomatoes and added to mix along with okra. Added seafood and chicken base and water and let simmer for about an hour. Made a butter roux a shade or two darker than peanut butter and added. Let simmer until okra broke down well and added shrimp and simmered about ten minutes . Ate over rice with fresh creamed corn.

That looks really good.