Instructions: Use large alumionum pot, not iron. Wash, stem and cut okra into 1/2" pcs. Season with salt and pepper. Smother okra in as little oil as possible. When almost done, add onion. Cook until tender, add tomatoes.

Let simmer, add remaining ingredients and simer until done. If there is a favorite vegetable of the South, it is surely okra. Gumbo gets its name from the Choctaw Indian word Kombo for any thick soup made with okra.

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