robin’s faux gumbo (spicy)

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound bacon, chopped
• 1/2 stick butter, unsalted
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 4 cans rotel (diced tomatoes and green chiles - or the equivalent of fresh)
• 1 bag okra, frozen (or about 3 cups sliced fresh)
• 4 cups beef broth or stock
• 1 can tomato paste (the smaller sized one)
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 pound smoked sausage, sliced into bite sized pieces
• 1 pound linguiça (portuguese sausage), sliced into bite sized pieces
• 1 pound cajun chicken sausage, sliced into bite sized chunks
• 1 teaspoon cajun or creole seasoning (like slap ya mama, more or less to taste)
• 1 teaspoon thyme, dried
• 2 - bay leaves
• 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined (pre-cooked is fine)
• 1 pound imitation crabmeat, chunk style