File Kombo Choctaw(Modern) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 chicken
2 ham hocks
8 crayfish (live)
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. cayenne
3 Tbsp. flour
3 Tbsp. lard
1 onion
1 tomato
1 bay leaf
2 Tbsp. butter
1 Tbsp. file powder
1/2 c. okra
1 1/2 qt. water

Preparation

Chop onion and tomato.
Slice okra.
Boil water; season chicken with salt and cayenne and brown.
Remove chicken and add flour to broth; add onions and brown.
Add tomato and cook a few minutes.
Add water, ham hocks, chicken (cut up) and bay leaf. Simmer until tender.
Add crayfish and okra and bring to a boil for 10 minutes.
Stir in file.
Serve with rice.