Potage de Fèvi

Ingredients

 * 2 pints okra (or 50 counted)
 * 6 fresh tomatoes
 * 2 onions, chopped fine
 * 2 tablespoons butter
 * 3 sprigs parsley
 * 2 sprigs thyme
 * 1 bay leaf
 * 3 quarts hot water
 * Maison Louisianne Creole spices, salt, pepper to taste
 * a red pepper pod, without the seed

Directions

 * 1) Wash and stem the okra, and then slice it very fine.
 * 2) Chop the tomatoes fine, being careful to preserve the juice.
 * 3) Chop the onions fine and fry them in the butter.
 * 4) Add the chopped thyme, bay leaf, parsley, and tomatoes, and the pepper pod.
 * 5) After letting them stew for about five minutes, add the okra.
 * 6) Stir almost constantly, as the okra burns quickly.
 * 7) When well browned, add the juice of the tomatoes.
 * 8) Then add the hot water, and let the soup simmer well for about an hour and a half. Season to taste with Maison Louisianne Creole Spices, salt, and pepper, and serve hot, with Croutons.