chicken and okra gumbo

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup oil
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 - chicken, whole but cut up
  • 2 pounds okra, cut up
  • 2 - chopped tomatoes
  • 2 large chopped onions
  • 1 - chopped bell pepper
  • 2 teaspoons chopped parsley
  • 2 teaspoons chopped green onion
  • - salt and pepper

How To Make chicken and okra gumbo

  • Step 1
    Brown the chicken in the oil.
  • Step 2
    Take the chicken out.
  • Step 3
    Add the flour to the oil and make a medium brown roux.
  • Step 4
    Add the onions, bell pepper, tomatoes, and okra and cook slowly until the okra stops roping, maybe an hour.
  • Step 5
    Add 3 quarts of water, slowly.
  • Step 6
    Add the chicken.
  • Step 7
    Cook slowly until the chicken is almost ready to fall off the bones, maybe an hour and a half.
  • Step 8
    Add water as needed.
  • Step 9
    Salt and pepper to taste.
  • Step 10
    Add parsley and onion tops and serve over rice.

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