Cook what you grow
Stewed Okra and Tomatoes
Okra simmered slowly with tomatoes, onion, and bacon until the pods turn silky and thicken the pot, the Southern answer to a summer glut.
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Ingredients
serves 6From the garden
- 1½ lb okra pods, stemmed and cut into half-inch rounds
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 5 medium ripe tomatoes, cored and roughly chopped · about 2 lb, juice and all
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
From the pantry
- 4 slices bacon, chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar · stirred in at the very end
- hot sauce (optional) · for the table
- salt · to taste
- black pepper