Heavenly Recipes

Ingredients

• 1-28ozbag frozen cut okra
• 1-large white onion finely chopped
• 1 ½ pounds peeled fresh shrimp
• 1-10 oz. can of Rotel (mild)
• 2- 16oz boxes of chicken broth or stock (you may not need all of this)

Directions

Combine all ingredients and 1 box chicken broth in crock pot on high for about 4 hours. When okra is smothered down to your taste add more chicken broth if you wish and simmer for about another hour or so.  
 
 *Note- I usually let it smother overnight if I’m serving it for lunch. Otherwise you can start the crock pot at any time you wish.

When you feel the okra is smothered down enough you can add more broth to your taste.   You can also add a prepared roux mixture to thicken it if you’d like.  Add the cleaned shrimp and simmer until shrimp are done.  At this point you can season to taste with salt and whatever else you desire.

Serve over rice and enjoy!

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Cathy "Momma Cat" Smith is a longtime resident of Larose and parishoner of Our Lady of the Rosary. She served the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux for 20 years in the Vocations office as assistant to Fr. Mark Toups. Now retired and living in Thibodaux, she is a devoted member of Christ the Redeemer, a mother of two, grandmother of five, and great-grandmother of two.