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Stewed (Smothered) Okra Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 pound fresh or frozen okra
3 tablespoons canola oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped bell pepper
1 (16oz) can whole tomatoes, or 1/2 pound fresh chopped tomatoes,
or 1 can Rotel tomatoes
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon Tabasco (optional)
Directions:
Directions:
Stove top method: wash fresh okra, remove stems and cut okra into slices. In a heavy saucepan or Magnalite cookware, cook the okra in the oil over medium low heat stirring continually for about 45 minutes, until the okra is not very stringy. Don't use a cast iron pot for this as acid in the okra will remove the seasoning in your pot.

In another skillet, saute the onions and bell pepper in one tablespoon of oil until wilted. Add the okra, tomatoes, salt and tabasco. Cook for 10 minutes or until the tomatoes have cooked down.

Taste to see if seasoning are to your liking, serve as a side dish.

Oven method: preheat oven to 350º. If you are using frozen okra defrost in the microwave or at room temperature. In a large Magnalite pot or dutch oven with a lid, spray with pam or add the oil. Then add the okra, onion, bell pepper and tomatoes. Stir and heat until the pot is warm (this helps speed the cooking process). Cover the pot and place in the preheated oven. Set your timer for 1 hour. Take out and stir thoroughly. Repeat this step at 1/2 hour intervals. After 2 hours you camn judge if you need to cook longer.

 

 

 

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