Gumbo Filee Soup Recipe

• 1 quart okra
• 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces
• 1/4 pound lean ham
• 1 sliced onion
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 50 oysters
• 1 tablespoon filee powder
• Salt
• Pepper

1. Wash and slice the okra, cook in a pint of water until tender.
2. While the okra is cooking, cut the chicken into pieces and chop 1/4 pound lean ham.
3. Cook a sliced onion in olive oil until brown, add the chicken and ham, and stir until the chicken is slightly browned
4. Add a pint boiling water and simmer until the chicken is perfectly tender.
5. At serving time, mix the okra (gumbo) with the chicken; add 50 oysters, drained; bring quickly to a boil.
6. Moisten the filee powder in a little of the soup, stir it into the whole, and serve.
7. Do not let the soup boil after adding the powder.
8. Salt and pepper to taste.

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