Bill’s Gumbo

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. okra, sliced
  • 8 slices of bacon, cooked and crumbled
  • 1 green pepper, chopped
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2-3 cloves of garlic, chopped
  • 2 28 oz. cans tomatoes (break up whole ones)
  • 1 lb. shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1/2 lb. firm white fish (e.g. cod or snapper), cut up
  • 1/2 lb. lump crab meat

Directions:

  • Fry bacon until crisp. Remove and drain, then crumble.
  • Transfer 2 tablespoons rendered fat into pot or dutch oven.
  • Add vegetables – okra, onion, and bell pepper – and saute until tender.
  • Add tomatoes and crumbled bacon.
  • Add 1 teaspoon of file for thickening.