Okra, Corn and Tomato Melange

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Okra, Corn and Tomato Melange

Recipe By : The Southern Junior League Cookbook
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : A-Ok Southern
2-Tnt Vegetables

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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4 strips bacon -- fried crisp
4 tablespoons bacon drippings -- drained
1 onion -- chopped fine
3 cups okra -- cut up
4 tomatoes -- peeled and diced
2 ears corn -- scraped
1/2 green bell pepper -- chopped
1 teaspoon sugar
salt and pepper -- to taste
dash Tabasco sauce

Stir onion and okra in bacon drippings, add corn kernels, and cook for 10
minutes, stirring constantly. Add tomatoes, green pepper and seasonings.
Cover and simmer until done (about 25 minutes) stirring occasionally.
Correct seasoning, pour into serving dish and sprinkle with crumbled bacon.

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NOTES : This is a wonderful summertime recipe when you can get all
ingredients fresh (either homegrown or from a neighborhood vegetable stand.
) We have a good one not too far from our house. It's not open long, but
for a while in the summer, the fresh produce is great!