Best 6 Country Fried Okra And Green Tomatoes Recipes

OKRA AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a large skillet or Dutch oven, cook bacon until the bacon is starting to get crispy and the fat is rendered, about 5 minutes.
• Add the onion and garlic; saute for 5 more minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes (with their juices), sugar, thyme, bay leaf, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce. Use the juices from the tomatoes to deglaze the pan, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
• Add the okra, cover with a lid, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the okra is tender (about 10-12 minutes for fresh okra or 7-8 minutes for frozen okra).
• Remove the bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve immediately.

MAMA'S FRIED OKRA WITH GREEN TOMATOES

Steps:

• 1. Put the thawed okra and chopped tomato in a bowl and stir in the buttermilk. Cover and put in the fridge for at least 1 hour. When ready to fry, remove from the fridge and drain off the buttermilk.
• 2. Put about a cup of flour in a Ziploc bag. Add a couple of handfuls of okra & tomatoes to the bag and shake to coat.
• 3. With a deep fryer heated to 350 degrees, use your hand to get the okra & tomatoes from the bag, shaking off excess flour and carefully dropping in the oil. Fry just until golden and remove to a paper towel lined pan (make sure the pan is big enough so the okra doesn't lay on top of one another, this is key to the okra remaining crispy). Continue frying (adding more flour to the bag as needed), in batches. Once done, sprinkle lightly with salt before serving.

FRIED OKRA WITH TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine buttermilk and okra and let sit for 5 minutes
• In a large cast iron skillet, heat peanut oil over high heat to 375 degrees F.
• In a large bowl add the corn muffin mix. Using a slotted spoon remove the okra from the buttermilk and place it into the bowl with the corn muffin mix. Gently toss making sure all okra is well coated.
• Carefully add half the breaded okra to skillet and fry for about 6 minutes, or until golden brown. Use a slotted spoon to remove okra to the paper towel lined plate. Fry remaining okra.
• While okra is frying, in a large saucepan, combine diced tomatoes and chiles, tomato paste and Creole seasoning. Heat through over medium heat. Stir in heavy cream, season with salt and pepper and bring to a simmer. Remove to plate and top with fried okra. Serve immediately.

OKRA AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble, and set aside.
• Remove bacon from pan and saute okra, onion, pepper and celery until tender. Add tomatoes, salt and pepper and cook until tomatoes are heated through.
• Garnish with crumbled bacon, if desired.

FRIED GREEN TOMATOES & OKRA

Steps:

• Whisk together buttermilk and egg.
• Combine cornmeal, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and pepper.
• Dip okra and tomatoes, in batches into buttermilk mixture; coat in cornmeal mixture.
• Into dutch oven pour oil to a depth of 3 inches and heat to 375 degrees.
• Fry okra and tomato, in batches, 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown. (Turning too soon will cause breading to fall off).
• Drain on paper towels; sprinkle with salt.
• *red tomatoes can be substituted for green tomatoes if desired.

OVEN FRIED GREEN TOMATOES AND OKRA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Pour about 1 Tablespoon of olive oil in the bottom of a caste iron skillet,enough to cover the bottom, may need more depending on the size of your skillet. Place the skillet in the oven while it is preheating.
• Mix the first five ingredients together and add to the skillet once the oven has preheated.
• Sprinkle with a little more oil and stir to coat all pieces.
• Place skillet back in the hot oven.
• Allow to cook 30-40 minutes, stirring occasionally and adding oil as needed.
• When the okra and tomatoes have reached your desired crispness remove from the oven and place in serving dish. Skillet will stay hot and continue to cook if you do not remove food.
• Enjoy!