Chicken and Okra Gumbo
1/3-cup vegetable oil
2 lbs. okra, sliced
1 large onion, chopped
6 to 8 cloves garlic, minced
1- 4 to5 pound fresh hen, cut up
Salt and Pepper to taste
3 or 4 small slices salt meat
8 to 10 cups boiling water
Season chicken with salt and pepper. Place in heavy pot and let brown well uncovered. Set aside.
Put salt meat in nonstick pot. Fry until brown; add okra, salt, pepper and garlic. Smother until all moisture is absorbed and okra gets brown and looses its slime. Mix with chicken; simmer about 20 minutes. Add 8 to 10 cups boiling water; cook about 2 hours. Skim fat.
Serve with rice. Makes 8 to 10 servings. |
