Quick Gumbo

Ingredients

• 1 pound medium shrimp
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 3 bay leaves
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 cups okra, sliced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 large bell pepper, diced
• 1 28-ounce can tomatoes, drained and coarsely chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 pound lump and/or backfin crab meat
• 24 shucked oysters, with liquor