Chicken And Ham Gumbo - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. toasted all-purpose flour*
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 large onion, finely chopped (1 c.)
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 sweet red pepper, finely chopped (1 c.)
1 (14 1/2 oz.) can low salt chicken broth
3/4 lb. boneless, skinned chicken breast halves, cut into 1-inch pieces
3 oz. diced ham (1/2 c.)
1 (16 oz.) can tomatoes, drained and chopped
1/2 tsp. leaf thyme, crumbled
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
1/8 tsp. ground hot red pepper
1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen okra, thawed
1 1/3 c. plain cooked rice

Preparation

*Note:
To toast flour, preheat oven to very hot (500\u00b0).
Line small cookie sheet with foil, turning up foil edges.
Spread flour in thin layer over foil.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until light brown.
Cool.