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      Title: Okra And Tomatoes
 Categories: Low country, Southern
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
      8 sl Hickory-smoked bacon;
           - thick sliced
    3/4 c  Onion (1 md); chopped
      1 lb Fresh okra; trimmed
      5    Vine-ripened tomatoes;
           - peeled, quartered -OR-
     28 oz Can diced tomatoes;
           - with juice
      1    Fresh hot pepper or
           - cayenne pepper; to taste
           Dry white wine or
           - chicken stock
           Fresh herbs; chopped,
           - your choice, for garnish
 
  Cook the bacon in a cast-iron skillet over medium heat until it is
  uniformly crisp. Remove from the skillet and set aside to drain.
  Add the onion to the bacon grease and cook until the onion begins
  to become transparent, about 5 minutes. Add the okra and continue
  cooking until the okra begins to glisten with moisture. Add the
  tomatoes and pepper and lower the heat. Simmer, uncovered, until
  the okra and tomatoes are stewed evenly, stirring occasionally and
  adding wine or stock to the pan if necessary to keep the mixture
  soupy. Serve over white rice steamed in chicken stock and garnish
  with fresh herb of your choice and the reserved bacon, crumbled.
 
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