Macque Choux and Shrimp

Ingredients

• 2 slices bacon, chopped
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 shallot, finely chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded, finely chopped
• 1 jalapeno, cored, seeded, and finely chopped
• 5 small okra, stemmed and thinly sliced crosswise
• 4 ears corn, shucked, kernels sliced off or 10 ounces frozen corn
• 4 scallions, thinly sliced
• kosher salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 16 lge shrimp, peeled, tails on
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 cups steamed white rice, for serving
• scallion, cut on the bias, for sprinkling over the rice