Smothered 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!

CLASSIC OKRA AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cook the okra in boiling water to cover in a saucepan 10 minutes or until tender; drain, cool completely (about 30 minutes).
• Cut the okra into ¼-inch-thick slices, discarding the stems.
• Heat the bacon drippings in a saucepan over medium-high; add the onion and bell pepper, and sauté 6 minutes or until tender. Add the tomatoes, sugar, salt, pepper, lemon, and okra. Reduce heat to medium; cover and simmer 10 minutes.
• Stir together the flour and 1 tablespoon water until smooth; add the okra mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, 2 or 3 minutes or until thickened.

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.

SMOTHERED OKRA & TOMATOES

Steps:

• 1. In a large skillet or dutch oven pot, saute onion mixture in Olive Oil until tender.
• 2. Add okra and water. Simmer on medium until okra defrosts in the pot, about 5 minutes Stir in diced tomatoes and mix well bring to slight boil..
• 3. Cook on low heat until okra is very tender and most of the liquids are gone, about 30 minutes or until desired fondness. I like mine well done and thick.
• 4. Serve as a side dish or if you like you can serve over steamed rice. You can also add cooked smoked sausage or cooked chicken 10 minutes before serving to use as a main dish.

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.

SMOTHERED OKRA AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Fry bacon until crisp, remove from skillet, set aside to drain and cool.
• saute onions in the bacon grease until they turn clear.
• add Okra to onions,cut up tomatoes or add can of stewed tomatoes.
• add seasonings, crumble bacon add to skillet. Stir often.
• cook until okra is no longer slimey.

SMOTHERED OKRA BASE FOR OKRA GUMBO OR A SIMPLE SIDE DISH

Steps:

• In a large roasting pot, layer alternately the okra, onions, bell pepper, tomatoes with juice, oil, garlic, celery, ham seasoning, water or broth, salt and pepper.
• Cover pot tightly and place in 425°F oven.
• Cook 30 minutes, stir and reduce heat to 350 degrees.
• Cover and cook 2 - 2 1/2 hours, stirring every 30 minutes.
• When the stringing of the okra ceases, the okra is cooked.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool.
• Chill COMPLETELY before packaging and freezing.

SMOTHERED OKRA

Steps:

• Pour oil in bottom of pan.
• Add the remaining ingredients.
• Cover pot and simmer 1 1/2 hours on low, stirring often.
• Remove the cover the last 10 minutes.

CHICKEN SMOTHERED IN OKRA TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix together the flour, seasoning salt and pepper.
• Coat the chicken on both sides.
• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat, add chicken and cook about 15 minutes, turning to brown both sides.
• Remove chicken and set aside.
• Add the onion, green pepper and celery; cook for 4 to 6 minutes.
• Stir in the garlic, okra, tomatoes, thyme, parsley and pepper sauce.
• Return the chicken to the skillet and spoon sauce over the chicken.
• Cover and cook over medium heat until chicken is done - about 20 minutes.