Chicken Gumbo Recipe
Saute 2 tbsps. bacon or ham dice with 1/2 sliced onion, add 3 pts. hot water or chicken stock, 1 cup tomatoes, 1/2 can or 1 cup cooked okra cut in rings, 1/2 teasp. salt, 3 peppercorns, 1 bay leaf, and 1/2 teasp. curry dissolved in a little stock. Simmer 1 hour, add 1/2 cup green corn, cook 10 minutes, add 1 tbsp. of southern sassafras or gumbo file powder, and 1 cup chicken meat pounded to a paste. Add rice balls and serve.