Stewed Okra with Tomatoes and Bacon

Ingredients

• 2 slices bacon 
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper black freshly ground
• 1 teaspoon cider vinegar 
• 0.5 teaspoon thyme leaves dried
• 1  garlic clove minced
• 1 cup bell pepper green chopped
• 1 teaspoons hot sauce 
• 1 pound okra fresh sliced
• 0.8 teaspoon salt 
• 2 cups tomatoes chopped
• 1 cup vidalia sweet chopped
• 0.5 cup water 

Equipment

• frying pan
• dutch oven

Directions

1. Cook bacon slices in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat until crisp.
2. Remove bacon from pan, reserving 2 teaspoons drippings in pan. Crumble bacon.
3. Add 1 cup onion, green bell pepper, and garlic to drippings in pan, and saut for 5 minutes or until tender.
4. Add okra, chopped tomato, 1/2 cup water, hot sauce, vinegar, salt, thyme, and black pepper; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes or until okra is tender.
5. Sprinkle with bacon.