Oyster And Okra Gumbo

Ingredients

• 1 pint oysters
• 4 cups fish stock
• ¼ cup butter
• 1 tablespoon chopped onion
• ½ can okra
• 1/3 can tomatoes
• Salt and pepper to taste

Method

1. 1 Clean, pick over, and parboil the oysters; drain them and reserve the oyster liquor.
2. 2 Add the reserved oyster liquor to the fish stock and set aside.
3. 3 Melt half of the butter in a pot and cook the chopped onion for five minutes.
4. 4 Add the fish stock mixture, okra, and drained tomatoes to the pot.
5. 5 Add the oysters and the remaining butter; simmer until heated through.
6. 6 Season with salt and pepper before serving.