The Market is Open

This heat makes me feel like I have moved back to Georgia. What has happened to my seasonably warm Kentucky? As we are drawing down on summer I thought I would post a recipe for Tomatoes and Okra. I have never liked Okra (maybe I have never had “Good” Okra before), but when I made this at the beginning of summer I was an Okra convert. It is so yummy that I am sorry that I snubbed my nose at it before.

The Lady and Sons Okra and Tomatoes

Ingredients

4 slices bacon diced into small pieces
1 small onion peeled and chopped
2 cloves garlic minced
2 (15-ounce) cans diced tomatoes (I used cut up cherry tomatoes)
1 tablespoon chicken base
1 tablespoon sugar
2 cups fresh okra cut into 1-inch pieces (may use frozen, if fresh not available)
Fresh ground black pepper

Directions:
Cook bacon slightly. Saute onion and garlic with bacon until tender. Add tomatoes, chicken base, sugar and pepper. Stir well and let simmer for about 20 minutes. Adjust seasoning if needed. Meanwhile wash okra and remove fuzz if using fresh and cut into pieces. Add the okra and simmer until okra is done, about 20 more minutes (less if using frozen okra.)

See you at the market on Friday!
Angela