Slap Ya MaMa ~ It's Smothered Okra & Tomatoes

No need to visit the farmers market when

 you have neighbors that drop off their

extra garden veggies right to your door.

 A big bag of garden fresh picked okra. 
 I wanted to share with you just one way we cook it in the South. 

[First I picked out all the tiny ones  ~ 

 I like to boil these in salted water and eat them dipped in vinegar. ]

Smothered Okra & Tomatoes 

To make Smothered Okra & Tomatoes

Wash and cut your okra

Chop up one yellow onion

Place in pot with enough water to keep it from sticking.

Add one can of Rotel and a can of diced tomatoes

Add more water if needed... I usually add water up to half of the okra...the water will cook out.  Stir occasionally because it will stick to the bottom of the pot, add water as needed.

Can you tell we love garlic at this house? 

If we do not have fresh on hand we use this.

I add about 2 tablespoons

Slap Your MaMa... southern sayin that means its sooo good you would risk slappin your momma for it.

Well we love this seasoning ... it has less salt than some of the other local brands.

I add a shake or two of this ...
my Smothered Okra & Tomatoes are gonna be so good my family might wanta "Slap Me". 

I would love for one of you try
 Slap Your MaMa...leave me a comment & follow on my side bar saying you would like to try some and I will ship one out to a lucky winner...easy enough.

As it cooks down it will turn a darker green. 

 This takes about three hours on low to simmer.

You can eat Smothered Okra & Tomatoes over rice or it can be frozen to add into a shrimp gumbo when the weather gets cooler.

YUM!

Another favorite okra recipe that my family loves is fried okra with fried chicken.

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