Made this recently and used a few different protein components - chicken breast chunks, hot turkey sausage, and shrimp. I browned the chicken and turkey sausage and added with the shrimp a few minutes before turning the heat off. It was easy and very tasty.

Ingredients
1/3 cup flour
1/4 cup canola oil
1/3 cup celery, chopped
1/3 cup bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup yellow onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped fine
1 (16 ounce) can chopped tomatoes
3 cups chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon basil
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2-1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (Tabasco or cayenne pepper or to your taste.)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup canned corn or frozen corn
1/4-1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 cups okra, sliced (fresh or frozen)
1/2-1 lb shrimp, cleaned & shells off
rice
Directions
1Add oil to skillet, heat over medium heat add the flour, to make a roux.
2(It is ready when it's color matches that of a penney).
3This may take about 15 minutes.
4Stir in onion, celery, bell pepper, garlic, and black pepper.
5Cook over medium heat about 3 minutes or till vegetables are crisp tender.
6Gradually stir in chicken broth, tomatoes, salt, Worcestershire sauce, pepper sauce, corn, okra, Basil, thyme, cumin and bay leaf.
7Bring to boiling point; reduce heat.
8Cover and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes.
9Add SHRIMP during the last 5 minutes.
10Serve over Rice.