Charleston Okra Soup
- Ready In:
- 1hr 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
3 quarts
ingredients
- 4 (16 ounce) cans whole tomatoes, undrained & chopped
- 1 (1 lb) ham hock
- 3 cups sliced okra (about 3/4 lb)
- 1 cup fresh corn, cut from cob
- 1 cup fresh lima beans
- 3⁄4 cup chopped onion
- 1⁄2 cup diced green pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- hot cooked yellow rice
directions
- Combine all ingredients except rice in a large Dutch oven, brng to a boil.
- Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 1/2 hr, stirring frequently.
- Remove bay leat & discard.
- Remove ham hock from soup.
- Remove meat from the bone and chop.
- Add meat from the bone and stir well.
- Place rice in bowls & ladle soup over rice.
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