Chicken Gumbo

Name: Chicken Gumbo
Ingredients: 5 lb. stewing chicken; flour; 1/4 c. bacon fat; 10 c. boiling water; 2 c. chopped tomatoes; 1/2 c. corn kernels; 1 c. sliced okra; 1 large green pepper, diced; 1 carrot, diced; 1 c. chopped celery; 1/2 tsp. salt; fresh ground pepper to taste; 1/4 c. diced onion; 1/4 c. raw rice

14 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

5 lb. stewing chicken
flour
1/4 c. bacon fat
10 c. boiling water
2 c. chopped tomatoes
1/2 c. corn kernels
1 c. sliced okra
1 large green pepper, diced
1 carrot, diced
1 c. chopped celery
1/2 tsp. salt
fresh ground pepper to taste
1/4 c. diced onion
1/4 c. raw rice

Directions

1

Cut the chicken into pieces, and dredge each piece in flour. Brown the pieces in the bacon fat, then pour in 5 cups of boiling water.
2

Simmer the chicken, uncovered, until the meat falls from the bones.
3

Drain the broth.
4

Bone, skin and chop the meat. Reserve the meat and broth only.