Charleston okra soup
8 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ham Bone (w/ Some Meat Still Attached) | |
| 3 | cups | Okra, Sliced Thin |
| Salt | ||
| 6 | larges | Tomatoes, Peeled, Seeded & Diced |
| ½ | cup | Green Bell Pepper, Cored, Seeded & Diced |
| 1 | tablespoon | Butter |
| 1 | small | Onion, Diced |
| Black Pepper, Ground | ||
| Rice, Cooked | ||
Directions
Put the hambone in a soup pan. Add water to cover. Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat. Simmer for 1 hour or longer. Add the okra, tomatoes and green pepper. Melt the butter in a small pan. Saute the onion until golden. Add to the soup. Simmer until the soup is thick (about 2 hours). Remove the hambone. Shred the meat into the soup. Serve over rice in soup bowls.
From: Joel Ehrlich
Submitted By JIM WELLER On 07-25-95