Recipe - Purloo

3 sl Bacon; chopped
1 md Onion; chopped
1 md Green pepper; chopped
1 cup Thinly cut or sliced up okra*
1 Garlic clove; minced
1 cup Cooked ham (about 3 oz.)
julienned
3 cup Cooked rice
1 md Tomato; seeded and chopped
1 teaspoon Dried thyme
One half teaspoon Salt
One half teaspoon Dried basil
1/8 teaspoon Red pepper flakes

Cook bacon over medium heat in large skillet until brown; drain fat. Stir
in onion, pepper, okra and garlic; saute 2 to 3 minutes or until onion is
tender. Add ham, continue cooking 3 minutes. Add rice, tomato, thyme,
salt, basil and pepper flakes. Heat thoroughly; serve as a side dish or a
main dish.

*Thawed, frozen okra or fresh celery may be substituted for fresh okra, if
desired.

Each serving provides:
* 353 calories
* 12.5 g. protein
* 5.2 g. fat
* 62.6 g. carbohydrate
* 1.9 g. dietary fiber
* 17 mg. cholesterol
* 711 mg. sodium

Source: The Many Nationalities of Rice
Reprinted with permission from USA Rice Council
Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/usarice.zip