Creole okra, corn & tomatoes

Ingredients

• 4 thick slices of smoked bacon
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 pound okra, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 4 ears of sweet corn, kernels cut from cob and cobs scraped, or 1 -11 ounces can kernel sweet corn
• 2 ripe tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• Salt to taste
• Hot pepper sauce to taste

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Preparation

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove the bacon and crumble, set aside.
• In the reserved drippings add the onion, green pepper and celery cooking for about 5 minutes until tender.
• Add the okra and cook another 5 minutes or until tender stirring occasionally.
• Stir in remaining ingredients, cover and cook another 5 minutes or until heated thoroughly.
  
• Serve with the crumbled bacon.

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