Maigre Shrimp Gombo

 Ingredients

• One pint of shrimp 
• Quart of water 
• Three dozen okra pods
• Two onions 
• One pepper
• Parsley 
• Butter 
• Salt 
• Pepper 

Directions

1. Boil a pint of shrimp in a quart of water; give them only one boil up; then set them to drain and cool, reserving the water they were boiled in.
2. Chop up three dozen okra pods, two onions, a pod of pepper, and a little parsley.
3. Fry okra, onions, pepper, and parsley brown in a little butter.
4. Add to the okra the shrimp and the strained water in which they were boiled. 
5. Let all boil for an hour, and season with salt and pepper to taste. 
6. All gombo should be thickened with a little flour — browned if preferred — and stirred in just before adding the water. 
7. Boil an hour.

Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Wes Thibodeaux
Louisiana Anthology
January 5, 2021