Shrimp Gumbo

• 4 bacon slices
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cups chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 2/3 cup chopped celery
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups hot water
• 1 cup frozen cut okra, thawed
• 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
• 2 (8-ounce) bottles clam juice
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 1/4 pounds medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 (8-ounce) container Standard oysters, undrained
• 1 1/2 to 3 teaspoons hot sauce
• 5 cups hot cooked long-grain rice

1. Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, reserving 3 tablespoons drippings in pan; crumble bacon, and set aside.
2. Add oil to bacon drippings; place over medium heat. Add flour; cook, stirring constantly, 10 minutes or until very brown. Slowly add onion and next 3 ingredients; reduce heat to medium-low, and cook, stirring constantly, 4 minutes. Slowly add water, stirring well. Add okra and next 4 ingredients. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Add shrimp and oysters; cook 10 minutes or until seafood is done. Stir in hot sauce. Discard bay leaves. Spoon 1/2 cup rice into each serving bowl; add 1 cup gumbo. Sprinkle each evenly with crumbled bacon.

bacon, vegetable oil, allpurpose, onion, green bell pepper, celery, garlic, water, tomatoes, cajun seasoning, clam juice, bay leaves, shrimp, oysters, hot sauce, rice

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/shrimp-gumbo-0 (may not work)