This
is one of our favorite summertime meals, all from local farmers – no garden for
me this year.
I thought
I should post the recipes for you non-Southerners J
Fried
Okra
Sliced
okra
Cornmeal
S&P
to taste
Crisco
for frying (no substitute)
Fry
until golden brown, turning often
Fried
Corn
Corn,
cut from the cob
S&P
to taste
Butter
for frying
Cook
until warmer through, turning often
Green
beans
Beans
of your choice, this was a mixture
Country
ham hocks
Chopped onion and garlic
S&P
to taste
Water
to cover
Cook
until beans are soft – Bev used the pressure cooker
Watermelon for dessert
It
was delicious and the previous night we had boiled new potatoes, corn on the
cob, and green beans. It’s not gourmet,
but plain ole food is darned hard to beat – we may eat some meat tomorrow.
Photos
can be enlarged by clicking on them.
Have
a great day and thanks for stopping by Almost Heaven South.
Larry
7/5/15
event date
Now plain ole good tasty down home cooking is my style, looks awesome !
ReplyDeletelooks great! Fried okra is my favorite! I make it the same way.
ReplyDeleteLarry, Yikes! No meat... I could get by without it for one day...but not two! Of course, this time of the year we do down all kinds of fresh veggies and fruit... Fresh tomatoes are hard to beat and we do love our corn... The only Okra I've ever eaten and really liked was Bev's! Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
ReplyDeleteYou are so right Larry - this is the best of the south and I so miss my mom after looking at this plate! She made good okra, beans and corn. My father taught me a great way to eat her green beans. We always added a slice of tomato and sweet onion. Chop the whole thing together and yum! Nothing better :) Hope you had a lovely 4th~
ReplyDeleteI usually put onion on mine as well and Bev likes hers just as you described.
DeleteThere's nothing like Southern cooking in the summer.
ReplyDeleteSam
Dan brought me 2 watermelons that he had procured from a farm on Wm. Blount Drive the day before CSX rolled into town and chased him home. They were wonderful.
ReplyDeleteSounds delicious. Terry and I are frying green tomatoes for supper.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a pretty tasty meal!
ReplyDeleteOh yum, I love vegetable meals like this…it reminds me of the many summer meals I had growing up in Texas.
ReplyDeleteSome of my favorite foods Larry. We just had fried okra last week, along with slow cooked pole beans.
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing better than fresh suMmer vegetables cooked simply and deliciously!
ReplyDeleteGood veggies here, Larry! My grandmother always fried corn in lard, loved it, but I make it with butter also. And beans with ham hocks, great!
ReplyDeleteI hope you know you're taunting this late growing season Colorado girl! I was hoping to find Okra at our Farmer's market yesterday, but the only thing fresh was some peaches from the West Slope. No corn either. Maybe next week. I love this meal Larry. And you bet, Crisco is just the best for frying. I remember you mentioning frying corn in butter ... I need to try this.
ReplyDeleteI agree, that is a perfect summer meal....now I need to try to fry corn though! Yum!
ReplyDeleteMy husband has been asking me to make fried okra. I've never cooked okra, but recently saw it at our grocery store. Okay! I'm in, and going to try it. Happy Summer!
ReplyDeleteThat okra looks like how my grandmom used to make it, light cornmeal batter, none of this completely breaded deep fried stuff. Fried okra is a treat.
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