Fresh Vegetable Gumbo - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. beef ribs
1/4 tsp. pepper
3 qt. water
1 medium onion, cut fine
2 1/2 tsp. salt
3 c. peeled and diced fresh tomatoes
1 (16 oz.) pkg. frozen or fresh okra, cut up
1 (10 oz.) pkg. lima beans
1 1/2 c. fresh corn
2 c. diced, cooked chicken

Preparation

Cook beef ribs, pepper, water, onion and salt on medium heat until fork-tender.
Remove meat from broth.
Add to broth tomatoes, okra and lima beans.
Cook at least 1 1/2 hours.
Add fresh corn and cook 30 minutes.
Add chicken and cook about 30 minutes.
Dice the lean meat from the ribs and add to the gumbo.
This seems like a lot of fixing, but it isn't all that much trouble and it makes a lot.
It freezes well.
Good to have on hand on \"short notice\" company.