Classic Chicken Gumbo

• 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
• 2 tablespoons flour, all-purpose ll-purpose
• 2 each onions finely chopped
• 1 each green bell peppers finely chopped
• 5 cups chicken broth warm
• 8 each tomatoes peeled, chopped
• 1/2 pound okra cut into 1/4 inch pieces
• 1/2 cup rice uncooked
• 2 each celery stalks chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 1 each bay leaves
• 1 each chicken, whole cooked

1. In large Dutch oven, melt shortening over low heat; add flour and cook, stirring, until brown, about 10 minutes.
2. Add onions and bell pepper; cook until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
3. Slowly add warm broth; stir until broth reaches a boil.
4. Add tomatoes, okra, rice, celery, salt, pepper, thyme and bay leaf; bring to a boil.
5. Add chicken; when mixture boils again, reduce heat to low, cover and cook about 20 minutes.
6. Stir and cook, covered, 20 minutes longer.

vegetable shortening, flour, onions, green bell peppers, chicken broth, tomatoes, okra, rice, celery, salt, black pepper, thyme, bay leaves, chicken

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/classic-chicken-gumbo-34627 (may not work)