Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2        tablespoons  rendered bacon fat
  1                cup  onion
  3               cups  celery
     3/4           cup  green bell pepper
  1           teaspoon  lemon zest
  1                     bay leaf
  3        tablespoons  parsley
  6               cups  tomato
  1         tablespoon  garlic
     1/4      teaspoon  cumin
     1/2      teaspoon  salt
  6               cups  chicken broth
  1              pound  bacon
     1/2      teaspoon  fresh ground black pepper
  10            ounces  frozen corn
  10            ounces  frozen okra

Preparation:

Heat bacon fat in a dutch oven, over a moderate flame add onions, celery, and bell peppers heat and stir to brown lightly add lemon zest, bay, parsley, tomatoes, garlic, cumin, salt, broth, and bacon add fresh ground pepper to taste bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes raise heat to high add corn and okra, heat and stir for 10 minutes serve hot

Nutritional Information:

447 Calories (kcal); 30g Total Fat; (59% calories from fat); 24g Protein; 22g Carbohydrate; 48mg Cholesterol; 1667mg Sodium