Gumbo Style Crab Soup with Okra and Tomatoes

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 large onions, finely chopped
• 6 celery ribs, finely chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon thyme leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• One 28-ounce can Italian plum tomatoes, drained and coarsely chopped, juices reserved
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 1/2 quarts fish stock or light chicken stock or 1 1/2 quarts bottled clam juice mixed with 1 quart water
• 1 1/2 pounds fresh or thawed frozen okra, sliced crosswise 1/2 inch thick (6 cups)
• 1 1/2 pounds lump crabmeat, picked over to remove cartilage
• 1/2 cup chopped basil
• Tabasco sauce

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