A while back, there was a thread about okra and I wrote this re: how I prepare it:
"Working separately, I sauté bacon until crispy, then pour off the grease, crumble and move the bacon to the side. Sauté diced onions in a bit of the bacon fat. Sauté diced fresh tomatoes in a bit of bacon fat. Sauté rings of okra in a bit of bacon fat. Sauté fresh corn kernels in a bit of butter because too much bacon fat is bad for you. This ends my public service health announcement.
Spread warm coarse grits on a platter and top with veggies and bacon. In the end, it's truly a summer dish--picked right from the garden to revel in summer's fresh flavors. Well, that and bacon.
My favorite method of serving is to huddle in the kitchen and keep it all for myself."
Now, even though we're past summer, I found some nice okra, corn & tomatoes with actual taste and invited dinner guests from Savannah. And even though serving grits to a southern-born couple is like bring coal to Manchester, I did it anyway.
And it turned out just fine...especially since I didn't keep it all to myself.
"Working separately, I sauté bacon until crispy, then pour off the grease, crumble and move the bacon to the side. Sauté diced onions in a bit of the bacon fat. Sauté diced fresh tomatoes in a bit of bacon fat. Sauté rings of okra in a bit of bacon fat. Sauté fresh corn kernels in a bit of butter because too much bacon fat is bad for you. This ends my public service health announcement.
Spread warm coarse grits on a platter and top with veggies and bacon. In the end, it's truly a summer dish--picked right from the garden to revel in summer's fresh flavors. Well, that and bacon.
My favorite method of serving is to huddle in the kitchen and keep it all for myself."
Now, even though we're past summer, I found some nice okra, corn & tomatoes with actual taste and invited dinner guests from Savannah. And even though serving grits to a southern-born couple is like bring coal to Manchester, I did it anyway.
And it turned out just fine...especially since I didn't keep it all to myself.
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