Okra and Rice

Ingredients

• a quart of okra
• % lb. of lean ham
• two large tomatoes
• a pint of stock
• a pod of red pepper
• a slice of onion
• a cupful of rice
• a tablespoonful of gumbo filet

Method

1. 1

   Slice okra and cut ham into small pieces.

2. 2

   Peel and cut tomatoes.

3. 3

   Put all in a saucepan with stock, red pepper, and onion; simmer for half an hour.

4. 4

   Wash rice and add to the saucepan; cook until done.

5. 5

   Add gumbo filet, boil up, and serve.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Harper's cook book encyclopædia (1902), page 472. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Okra and Rice. — Slice a quart of okra. Cut % lb. of lean ham into small pieces. Peel and cut up two large tomatoes. Put all together in a saucepan with a pint of stock, a pod of red pepper, and a slice of onion ; let simmer gently for half an hour. Wash a cupful of rice and put in; let cook until done ; add a table-spoonful of gumbo file

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