Ingredients

Few slices salt pork
1 sliced onion
Chicken, cut into pieces
flour
2 qts hot water
2 tbsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 slices boiled ham
2 qts sliced okra
1/2 can tomatoes
dash of red pepper
1 cp boiled rice(optional)

Instructions

1 - Into a pot with a few slices of salt pork and a sliced onion put a chicken which has been cut into pieces and rolled in flour.
2 - As soon as it is delicately browned, pour in 2 qts hot water and add 2 tbsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper.
3 - When the chicken has cooked slowly until nearly tender enough, add 2 slices boiled ham, 2 qts sliced okra, 1/2 can tomatoes
and a dash of red pepper.
4 - Continue cooking until all the solid food is tender.
5 - Take out the chicken and remove meat from the bones.
6 - If desired 1 cp of boiled rice may be added to the soup.
7 - Boil up the liquid once before servinhg, and if necessary, season more.
8 - In each plate place pieces of chicken.