Lowcountry / Gullah Geechee
Lowcountry Okra Soup
Tomato, okra, beef bone, and time.
210 minutes Serves 8
Where this comes from
Okra soup predates Louisiana gumbo and shares the same West African ancestor.
Ingredients
- 2 lb beef soup bones
- 2 lb okra, sliced thin
- 1 large can whole tomatoes
- 2 onions
- 4 cups water
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- Salt and black pepper
Method
- 011. Simmer bones in water 2 hours, skim.
- 022. Add tomato, onion, and vinegar. Simmer 30 minutes.
- 033. Add okra and cook 1 hour until the soup thickens.
- 044. Pull meat from bones, return to pot.
- 055. Serve with rice.
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