Seafood Gumbo - American Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound bacon
• About 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 celery ribs
• 1 medium green bell pepper
• 1 medium onion
• 5 garlic cloves
• finely chopped
• 2 1/2 quarts fish or chicken stock (or a combination)
• 1 (14-ounce) can whole tomatoes in juice
• drained and chopped
• 1 pound frozen cut okra (not thawed)
• 1 teaspoon chopped thyme
• 1 Turkish or 1/2 California bay leaf
• 1 rounded teaspoon cayenne
• 1/2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley