Mema and Pop-Pop had vegetables for every meal, and in fact often just had a huge spread of okra and tomatoes, corn, green beans, black-eyed peas, and buttermilk cornbread! Well... as simple as this recipe is, I wanted to know exactly how Pop-Pop did it so I could recreate it for Jimmy!
2 medium to small onions, chopped
cooking oil (extra virgin olive oil)
1 package cut frozen okra or fresh if available (about 1 pound)
1 large can diced tomatoes (no flavor added)
salt
freshly ground black pepper
2 small bay leaves
Sauté the onions in as little oil as possible until slightly done. Add frozen okra or the equivalent in fresh okra. Turn heat very low and cook for five minutes after okra has thawed. If fresh okra is used, simply cook five minutes. Add tomatoes, salt and pepper to taste and bay leaves. Cook on top of stove over extremely low heat until thick, about forty-five minutes to an hour. This dish is especially good with pork.
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