Gumbo

Salt/pepper as desired Cut up chicken, dredge with flour, salt, and pepper. Fry until golden brown. Fry okra, tomatoes, and onion in oil. Make a roux (gravy) in frying pan with grease from fried chicken and flour. Brown the roux(gravy). Add fried chicken and vegetables. Stir until there are no lumps in the roux. Add water. Salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for 2 hours. Serves 6 to 8 people. Goes well served over a bed of steamed rice! You may substitute just about any meat, wild game, or seafood with this recipe...or any combination, such as shrimp, crab, crawfish, oysters, etc. A general rule is to only combine seafood with other types of seafood, and when using seafood wait until about 15 to 20 minutes to add it. Seafood doesn't take as long to cook as other meats.