Ham And Okra Food

GRANNY'S OKRA SOUP

Steps:

• Combine tomatoes, lima beans, okra, potatoes, corn, green beans, carrots, and tomato paste in a large soup pot. Pour chicken stock over mixture and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat and simmer until vegetables begin to soften, about 15 minutes.
• Season ground beef with garlic powder, celery salt, and onion powder. Set aside.
• Heat butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic when butter stops bubbling; cook and stir for 1 minute. Spread ground beef evenly in the pan. Cook until it has a nice brown sear, stirring minimally to end up with mostly medium-sized chunks, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain skillet and add beef, onions, and garlic to the soup pot.
• Bring soup mixture to a boil; reduce heat to simmer, cover, and cook until vegetables and beef have cooked down, 1 to 2 hours.

HAM & OKRA ROLLUPS

Steps:

• Bring cream cheese to room temperature or soften in microwave.
• spread thin layer over 1 side of ham slice.
• Cut each end off okra slice.
• Lay okra slice over cream cheese at 1 end of ham slice.
• Roll up and refrigerate until firm enough to slice.
• Slice into 1/4" swirls.
• Lay flat on serving platter.
• Cover with plastic wrap and chill until ready to serve.

HAM AND OKRA

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, add butter and diced onions.
• Cook onions until translucent, turn heat to low.
• Stir in V-8 juice and sugar, cover.
• In a deep frying pan over medium heat add butter and ham.
• Brown ham on both sides, then add tomatoes, okra and V-8 and onions.
• Stir, cover and simmer on low heat.
• Cook 2 cups of rice according to package directions.
• After rice is cooked, place on platter. Remove ham steak, cut in four pieces and lay on top on top of rice.
• Pour tomato and okra mixture on rice and ham.
• Garnish with fresh parsley.

CHARLESTON OKRA SOUP

Steps:

• 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.

MEAN CHEF CHICKEN, ANDOUILLE, HAM AND OKRA GUMBO

Steps:

• In a large pot or Dutch oven, heat the oil over medium heat and stir in the flour, sprinkling a little at a time and whisking inches Whisk slowly and constantly for 20 to 25 minutes to make a dark brown roux, the color of chocolate.
• If you get black specks in your roux it is burned and you will have to start over.
• Add the onions, celery, okra and bell peppers and continue to stir for 4 to 5 minutes, or until wilted.
• The mixture will be pasty and fairly dry.
• Add the sausage, ham, salt, cayenne, pepper, and bay leaves and stir well.
• Cook, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add the stock or broth and stir well to combine with the roux mixture.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low.
• Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.
• Add the chicken and cook just until the chicken is heated through, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the parsley, Pickapeppa Sauce and green onions.
• Ladle into deep soup bowls over rice.
• Serve with hot sauce, if desired.