Best Stewed Okra Tomatoes Corn Recipes

STEWED OKRA, CORN, AND TOMATOES

Stewed Okra, Corn, and Tomatoes image

Quick and easy, plus it is excellent with fresh cornbread.

Provided by TerryWilson

Categories Side Dish Vegetables Tomatoes

Time 40m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

4 slices bacon
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 red onion, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound okra - rinsed, trimmed, and sliced 1/2-inch thick
2 cups frozen corn
1 bay leaf
3 large tomatoes - peeled, seeded, and chopped
⅓ cup vegetable broth
salt to taste
black pepper to taste

Steps:

Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels, reserving grease in skillet. Crumble bacon into a bowl.
Heat bacon grease in the same skillet over medium heat and add bell pepper, onion, and garlic. Cook and stir for 3 minutes. Add okra, corn, and bay leaf. Cover skillet and reduce heat to low. Cook, stirring occasionally, 3 to 4 minutes more. Add tomatoes and broth. Cook until okra is tender as desired, about 10 minutes.
Remove and discard bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper. Serve garnished with crumbled bacon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 136.4 calories, Carbohydrate 23.9 g, Cholesterol 6.6 mg, Fat 3.3 g, Fiber 5.7 g, Protein 6.7 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 204 mg, Sugar 6.7 g

STEWED CORN AND TOMATOES WITH OKRA

Stewed Corn and Tomatoes with Okra image

Categories Onion Tomato Side Sauté Vegetarian Corn Bell Pepper Summer Okra Jalapeño Gourmet Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher

Yield Makes 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

6 scallions, chopped
1 fresh jalapeño, finely chopped, with seeds
1 large green bell pepper, coarsely chopped
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 pound tomatoes, coarsely chopped
3 cups corn (from 5 to 6 ears)
1/2 pound small fresh okra, trimmed, keeping stem end intact

Steps:

Cook scallions, jalapeño, bell pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until scallions begin to brown, 7 to 9 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, until broken down into a sauce, about 15 minutes.
Add corn and okra and cook, stirring occasionally, until just tender, about 15 minutes.

STEWED OKRA, TOMATOES & CORN

Stewed Okra, Tomatoes & Corn image

Like onions and garlic, and peas and corn, okra and tomatoes are probably the two vegetables that are the most made to go together. Throw in some sweet corn, maybe a little pork or shrimp and you've got yourself a whole meal. Always found on Cajun and southern tables, cooked down smothered okra and tomatoes loaded with seasonings...

Provided by Donna Graffagnino

Categories Vegetables

Time 1h5m

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 Tbsp bacon grease or butter
1 large onion, diced
2 stalk(s) celery, chopped
1 medium bell pepper, chopped
4 c peeled diced tomatoes
1 lb cut okra
1 can(s) 10 oz v-8 juice
1 bay leaf
2 tsp dried basil
2 tsp dried parsley
2 c whole kernel corn
1 link smoked sausage, or 1/2 pound tasso or boiled shrimp (optional)
salt, pepper, cajun seasoning to taste

Steps:

1. In large saucepan melt bacon grease and saute onion, celery, and bell pepper for about 5 minutes.
2. Add tomatoes, okra and V-8, bay leaf, basil and parsley. Simmer on low, covered, for at least 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Meanwhile, if using sausage or tasso, fry it off in a skillet to render some of the fat. Let drain on paper towel lined plate.
4. Add corn, and seasonings to taste. Simmer until okra is very tender and beginning to fall apart. Add optional meat and cook an another 10 minutes until heated through.

~ MY CREOLE STEWED OKRA, CORN & TOMATOES ~

~ My Creole Stewed Okra, Corn & Tomatoes ~ image

Being my hubby's from the south, he loves his Okra and I actually acquired a taste for it, once I learned to grow and cook it. This was one of the first of many Okra recipes I've put together, sort of based on one he tried explaining, that his mother would make. He enjoyed mine so much, that he requests it all of the time,...

Provided by Cassie *

Categories Other Side Dishes

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 Tbsp bacon drippings
1 - 16 oz bag of frozen okra slices, thawed or 2 cups fresh, sliced
1 medium onion, chopped
1 clove garlic
1 - 15 oz can, chopped tomatoes & juice
1 - 11 oz can, whole kernel corn with jalapenos ( drained ), or use plain - frozen can be used as well _ or even fresh
1 tsp creole seasoning
fresh cracked black pepper - to taste
pinch sugar if tomatoes are bitter
1/2 Tbsp butter - optional

Steps:

1. In a medium iron skillet, over medium heat, add bacon fat, once hot add okra and onion - continue cooking until okra begins to brown , stickiness diminishes and onions are soft. Add garlic and cook another minute. Stirring occasionally.
2. Add corn, tomatoes, juice and seasonings. Continue cooking until well heated through and begins to thicken - 15 minutes. Right before serving I stir in some butter. Serve hot.
3. So good!