Chicken Gumbo

== Description ==
Makes 8 servings (about 3 quarts)
== Ingredients ==
* 1 broiler fryer (about 2½ pounds), cut up
* ¼ pound smoked ham, diced
* 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
* 1 pound sliced okra
* 1 x 14½- to 16-ounce can whole peeled tomatoes, chopped
* 1 cup sliced onion
* ¾ cup chopped green pepper
* 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 small bay leaf
* ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
* 6 cups water
* 1 tablespoon gumbo filé
== Directions ==
# Cook chicken and ham in butter in large skillet until lightly browned.
# Add okra, tomatoes, onion, green pepper, parsley, salt, bay leaf, pepper and water; heat to boiling.
# Reduce heat, cover and simmer 30 to 40 minutes, or until chicken is tender.
# Remove chicken from bones, but do not chop into small pieces.
# Return chicken to soup.
# Discard bay leaf.
# Just before serving, sprinkle file lightly over soup, stirring constantly.
# Ladle gumbo into bowls and top with hot rice. 
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