Country Fried Okra And Green Tomatoes Recipes

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.

COUNTRY-FRIED OKRA AND GREEN TOMATOES

Steps:

• Combine okra and tomato in a bowl.
• Season with the salt and pepper.
• Mix the cornmeal and flour and toss the veggies in this mixture until coated.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over mediun-high heat.
• Add okra and tomatoes.
• Cook, stirring and turning occasionally, until crisp and browned- about 15-20 minutes.
• Remove okra and tomatoes to a serving platter which has been covered with a paper towel to drain.
• Serve and heat while hot.

MAMA'S FRIED OKRA WITH GREEN TOMATOES

Steps:

• 1. Put the thawed okra and chopped tomato in a bowl and stir in the buttermilk. Cover and put in the fridge for at least 1 hour. When ready to fry, remove from the fridge and drain off the buttermilk.
• 2. Put about a cup of flour in a Ziploc bag. Add a couple of handfuls of okra & tomatoes to the bag and shake to coat.
• 3. With a deep fryer heated to 350 degrees, use your hand to get the okra & tomatoes from the bag, shaking off excess flour and carefully dropping in the oil. Fry just until golden and remove to a paper towel lined pan (make sure the pan is big enough so the okra doesn't lay on top of one another, this is key to the okra remaining crispy). Continue frying (adding more flour to the bag as needed), in batches. Once done, sprinkle lightly with salt before serving.