Shrimp Gumbo With Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. shrimp, cooked and shelled
2 c. hot water
16 pods okra, sliced
1/2 c. rice
1 small onion, minced
2 Tbsp. flour
1 bay leaf
2 c. canned tomatoes
1 small onion, minced
1 1/2 tsp. salt
3 slices bacon, diced
dash of cayenne pepper

Preparation

Cook bacon in frying pan to extract fat.
Add onion and cook 5 minutes.
Add flour, stirring until browned.
Put tomatoes, water, okra and shrimp in soup kettle.
Add bacon-onion mixture, bay leaf, salt and pepper to taste.
Add cayenne pepper.
Simmer 1 hour.
Serve in large soup plates over cooked rice.