Y’all I love making my easy southern okra and tomatoes dish. It’s great with fresh or frozen okra and has so much simple flavor from a few spices. Make it old school style with a little bacon fat and get your life.
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How to Make Okra and Tomatoes
1. In a large skillet, saute okra in bacon fat for 5 minutes or until the inside is tender and the exterior is crisp. Stir in the remaining ingredients.
2. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Taste then season if necessary and serve immediately.
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Okra and Tomatoes Recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Bacon fat Or olive oil to make Vegan
- 1 pound Okra Sliced
- 1 cup Chopped tomatoes
- 1/3 cup Green onion Sliced
- 1/4 cup Green pepper Chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon Parsley flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon Garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Granulated sugar
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Saute okra in bacon fat for 5 minutes or until the inside is tender and the exterior is crisp. Stir in the remaining ingredients.
- Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Taste then season if necessary and serve.
Notes
Nutrition
Recipe Tips
- To cut the slime, reduce the cutting. The more you cut it, the more slime it produces.
- Try to avoid the larger okra pods because they can be tougher when cooked. Anything around 4 inches is too long.
- If you’re unable to find fresh okra when it’s in season, use frozen. Just don’t thaw and add right into the pan
- The acidity of the tomatoes will help to reduce any slime the okra produces.
- Turn up the spice with my Cajun Seasoning, a dash of hot sauce, cayenne pepper, or even a bit of chili powder.
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To make the dish hardier, I want to add sausage and raw shrimp to the dish. I my thought is to brown the sausage with the okra and to cook the shrimp the last 10 minutes of the 20 minutes. Would this be doable?
Hi Eric, that sounds really yummy! I have not tried this recipe that way though, so I am not sure about the cook time, etc. If you end up making it make sure to let me know how it turns out.
Hi. Yes, you can add sausage and shrimp. My mother used to make a dish with these ingredients. Brown tge sausage by itself and drain the fat. Add it back in to with the other ingredients and then the shrimp. You could also add corn.
Thank you, this turned out delicious, so tender and with perfectly balanced flavors.
Thanks so much, doll!
This was the perfect recipe for me to use my summer tomatoes! Served this with dinner last night and it was a hit all around the table!
Love this way of preparing okra! It’s really such an underrated vegetable that more people should get comfortable with! So good!
I haven’t ever tried okra before. Thanks for all the tips for how to prepare it. Wish me luck giving this dish a try!
I’m always looking for quick and easy side dishes, especially with veggies, so I’m excited to try this. I don’t often cook with okra so I can’t wait to give it a go!
This is one of those classic southern recipes that I order at restaurants. Never thought to make it myself but with your instructions I am confident that it will come out delicious.