Mom's okra and tomatoes
8 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | slices | Bacon; diced |
| 2 | Diced onions | |
| ½ | Green pepper; diced | |
| 1 | Stalk celery; diced | |
| 1 | can | (28-30 oz) tomatoes; undrained |
| 1 | pack | (9 oz) frozen okra; sliced |
| Cooked rice for 8 | ||
| 1 | can | (small) shrimp; drained (opt.) |
Directions
Brown bacon slightly. Add and cook over Low heat, all diced vegetables. Add tomatoes and continue to simmer. Wash, stem and cook okra separately.
Drain. Add okra to other ingredients + some of okra cooking liquid. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve over cooked rice. Can add shrimp with okra to dish. MC formatting by bobbi744@...
NOTES : I usually buy presliced frozen okra.
Recipe by: Mom Dye's recipe Posted to Bakery-Shoppe Digest V1 #208 by Roberta Banghart <bobbi744@...> on Aug 29, 1997