Okra Tomatoes Food

OKRA AND TOMATOES RECIPE

Steps:

• Wash the tomatoes and okra under cool running water.
• Dice the onions.
• Place a skillet over Medium heat on your stove top.
• Add just enough oil to lightly coat the pan.
• Add bacon grease for seasoning if desired.
• When pan is hot, add the onions. Stir to coat with oil.
• Let the onions cook for several minutes while you prepare the tomatoes.
• Dice the tomatoes into larger sized pieces.
• Add the tomatoes to the skillet.
• Remove the ends from the okra and discard the pieces.
• Slice the okra pods into about ½ inch slices.
• Add the okra to the skillet.
• Add the black pepper, the salt and the sugar. Stir to combine.
• Reduce the heat slightly, and continue to stir and cook uncovered.
• Add a little warm water if needed to keep the vegetables moist.
• Cook until the okra is as tender as desired.
• Serve warm.
• Enjoy!

OKRA AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble, and set aside.
• Remove bacon from pan and saute okra, onion, pepper and celery until tender. Add tomatoes, salt and pepper and cook until tomatoes are heated through.
• Garnish with crumbled bacon, if desired.

OKRA WITH TOMATOES

Steps:

• Saute 4 smashed garlic cloves in 3 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat until golden. Add 4 cups okra (halved lengthwise) and 1 small onion (cut into wedges); season with salt and pepper and cook until the okra is tender and bright, 10 to 12 minutes. Add 1 pint halved cherry tomatoes; cook until just bursting, 3 minutes. Finish with a splash of cider vinegar.

OKRA WITH TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cover the bottom of a skillet with the olive oil and place over medium heat. Place the garlic, onion, and cayenne pepper in the skillet and stir until fragrant. Stir in the green pepper. Cook and stir until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the frozen okra and allow to cook for 5 minutes more. Stir in both the diced and the stewed tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until all vegetables are tender, 5 to 7 minutes.

OKRA & TOMATOES

Steps:

• Clean and trim okra just before cooking. Cut each okra in half lengthwise, if there are any pieces longer than 4 inches, cut them in half crosswise and then lengthwise.
• Heat the olive oil in a deep sided skillet over medium heat and add the onions along with the salt; cook until they begin to soften, approximately 4 minutes.
• Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute longer.
• Add the tomatoes and bring the mixture to a boil.
• Decrease the heat to low and add the okra. Stir to combine.
• Cook, uncovered for 20 minutes.
• Serve immediately.

STEWED OKRA AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a heavy bottomed saute pan over medium-high heat, add the bacon. Render the bacon until crisp. Remove from pan and reserve. Add the onion and saute until tender, about 3 minutes.
• Add the okra and tomatoes, making sure to add the reserved juice from the tomatoes to the saute pan. Season with salt and pepper and simmer for 15 minutes.

SEARED OKRA AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the onion and garlic, and sauté for 2 minutes. Add the tomato paste, diced tomatoes, salt, pepper, rosemary, red-pepper flakes, bay leaves, and vinegar, and cook for 10 minutes, until the tomatoes start to break down and form a paste. Add the chicken stock, return to a simmer, and cook over low heat for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• While the tomato sauce cooks, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is very hot and shimmering, sauté the okra for about 5 minutes, until lightly browned, then add the okra to the tomato sauce. Simmer the okra tomato mixture for 2 to 3 more minutes, remove the bay leaves, and then serve.

OKRA AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a dutch oven and cook over over medium heat until onion and okra is just crisp tender or done to your liking. (Note: USE the juice from the tomatoes as well.).
• Taste and add salt and pepper as desired.
• NOTE: Do not salt before the okra and onion are done to your liking. The salt seems to add to the slime. Also, stir only as much as you need The more you stir the slimier it can get.
• Serve with Hot Sauce if desired.
• OAMC NOTE: This freezes well in any quantity desired. Simply reheat when needed.

OKRA AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a saute pan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, 45 to 60 seconds. Add the red wine, and cook until reduced by half, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the okra, tomatoes, thyme, and bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper. Cover, decrease the heat to low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are just tender, about 15 minutes. Taste and adjust for seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

OKRA AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Trim stem ends of okra, wash and drain.
• In large frying pan heat oil and butter and saute scallions until they are soft. Add the okra and saute on all sides for 2 minutes. Using slotted spoon remove okra and onions from pan and reserve.
• Place tomatoes, parsley and garlic in pan and simmer a few minutes, just until ingredients are blended.
• Return okra to pan; cover and simmer until okra is crisp-tender, but not mushy.