Faux Seafood Gumbo

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 lb bacon, diced
• 2 stalks celery, sliced (1 â½ cups)
• 1 medium onion, sliced (1 cup)
• 1 green pepper, chopped (1 â½ cups)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1 lb raw large shrimp, peeled and cleaned
• 1 lb crabmeat (fresh or frozen)
• 1 (10 ounce) box frozen okra, thawed and sliced crosswise into â½ inch pieces

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, over medium heat, cook the bacon until crisp.
• 2 with a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to a 4 to 6 quart slow cooker.
• 3 discard all but a thin coating of fat from the pan.
• 4 add the celery, onion, green pepper and garlic to the skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
• 5 spoon the vegetables into the cooker and add the broth, tomatoes (with their liquid), worcestershire, salt and thyme.
• 6 cover and cook on low heat for 3 1/2 hours or on high for 1 1/2 hours.
• 7 add the shrimp, crabmeat and okra and cook 1/2 hour longer on low heat or 1/4 hour longer on high.
• 8 serve with rice.