Stewed Okra With Tomatoes And Bacon

• 2 bacon slices
• 1 cup chopped Vidalia or other sweet onion
• 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 4 cups sliced fresh okra (about 1 pound)
• 2 cups chopped tomato
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 to 2 teaspoons hot sauce
• 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1. Cook bacon slices in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, reserving 2 teaspoons drippings in pan. Crumble bacon.
2. Add 1 cup onion, green bell pepper, and garlic to drippings in pan, and saute for 5 minutes or until tender. Add okra, chopped tomato, 1/2 cup water, hot sauce, vinegar, salt, thyme, and black pepper; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes or until okra is tender. Sprinkle with bacon.

bacon, vidalia, green bell pepper, garlic, fresh okra, tomato, water, hot sauce, cider vinegar, salt, thyme, freshly ground black pepper

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/stewed-okra-with-tomatoes-bacon (may not work)