Step 1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Step 2
Season pork cubes with salt pepper and thyme to taste and place in a cast iron skillet.
Step 3
Cook pork cubes in the preheated oven until cooked through about 30 minutes. Transfer pork from skillet to a bowl reserving drippings.
Step 4
Cook and stir bacon in a 9-quart Dutch oven or heavy pot over medium heat until browned 5 to 7 minutes. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel-lined plate reserving bacon grease.
Step 5
Cook and stir okra in the bacon grease over medium heat until lightly browned about 5 minutes. Transfer okra to a bowl reserving bacon grease. Cook and stir smoked sausage in bacon grease until browned about 5 minutes. Add onion bell pepper celery and garlic to sausage; cook and stir until softened 5 to 10 minutes.
Step 6
Stir 48 fluid ounces chicken stock into sausage mixture and bring to a simmer. Stir roux into broth mixture until dissolved and slightly thickened 2 to 3 minutes. Slowly stir 48 fluid ounces chicken stock into thickened stock; bring back to a simmer.
Step 7
Mix pork pork drippings bacon chili powder paprika 2 teaspoons black pepper file powder rosemary 1 teaspoon thyme bay leaves and Creole seasoning into thickened chicken stock; simmer stirring often and skimming off fat until flavors blend about 1 hour.
Step 8
Stir black-eyed peas mustard greens okra diced tomatoes with green chile peppers mushrooms and remaining chicken stock into pork-stock mixture; simmer for 1 hour more.