Chicken Gumbo
- 1 chicken cut in pieces
- 1 cup salt pork cubes
- 1/4 cup onion
- 4 quarts water
- 4 tablespoons flour
- salt, pepper, cayenne
- 1 cup cream
- 1 quart green okra
- 1 tablespoon chopped red pepper
- 1 bay leaf, sprig of thyme
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup rice cooked
- 1 clove garlic
Cook salt pork in frying pan five minutes; add chicken, and saute a rich golden brown. Remove chicken; add onion, garlic, okra cut in slices, sand saute one half hour. Add to chicken to cover with boiling water. Add red pepper, seasonings, and cook slowly until chicken is tender. Melt butter; add flour and cream; cook five minutes; add chicken mixture. Serve garnished beautifully with rice.
Submitted by Jul 13, 2009
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