Okra Gumbo

2 lbs. fresh okra, chopped
1 cup shortening
2 chicken fryers, boiled and deboned (save broth)
2 cans chicken broth
2 cans stewed tomatoes
1/2 cup flour
4 bunches of green onions, chopped
  Gumbo file
  Salt and pepper to taste

Melt shortening in Dutch oven.

Add flour and stir over high heat until it forms a thick paste. Brown until very dark. Add chicken broth from boiled chickens and cans. Let boil, reduce heat and add chicken, onions and tomatoes.

In a skillet, slowly fry okra in small amount of oil.

Add okra to mixture in Dutch oven. Bring to a slow boil, stirring for about 20 minutes.

Turn off heat. When no longer boiling, add file and lightly stir. Let stand about 20 minutes.

Serve over rice.

Serve 6-8.

 

 

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