Okra & Tomatoes Over Grits

Name: Okra and Tomatoes Over Grits
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: okra; tomatoes, canned; garlic cloves; yellow onion; bay leaves; cayenne pepper; thyme; oregano; worcestershire sauce; sauce; salt and black pepper; red hot pepper sauce; grits

Submitted by angelsroses

YIELD

1 servings

PREP

20 min

COOK

30 min

READY

50 min

Ingredients

1 ½

# OKRA
fresh or frozen *

TO TOMATOES, CANNED
up to 38 ounces *

EACH GARLIC CLOVES
up to 10, finely chopped

EACH YELLOW ONION
preferably vidalia, chopped *

EACH BAY LEAVES *

TEASPOON CAYENNE PEPPER
opt.

⅛

TEASPOON THYME
dry *

TEASPOON OREGANO
dry

TEASPOON WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE
vegetarian

X SAUCE
opt. *

X SALT AND BLACK PEPPER
to taste *

X RED HOT PEPPER SAUCE
to taste *

X GRITS
polenta or rice to serve it over *

Directions

Sauté the okra, onions and garlic in a little water, stock or courtboullion until the okra begins to lose its stickiness and the onions are nice and translucent.

Add the canned tomatoes (juice and all) squashing the tomatoes themselves with your hands or other device.

Add all remaining spices and let simmer ½ hour (or a little more if you want it more done).

Serve over the grits or whathaveyou and your’e all set.