*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                           Charleston Okra Soup

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Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Soups                            Vegetable

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1                    Ham Bone (w/ Some Meat -- Still Attached)
   3      cups          Okra -- Sliced Thin
                        Salt
   6      large         Tomatoes, Peeled -- Seeded & Diced
     1/2  cup           Green Bell Pepper -- Cored, Seeded & Dice
   1      tablespoon    Butter
   1      small         Onion -- Diced
                        Black Pepper -- Ground
                        Rice -- Cooked

Put the hambone in a soup pan. Add water to cover. Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat. Simmer for 1 hour or longer. Add the okra, tomatoes and green pepper.
Melt the butter in a small pan. Saute the onion until golden. Add to the soup. Simmer
 until the soup is thick (about 2 hours). Remove the hambone. Shred the meat into the soup.
 Serve over rice in soup bowls.


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