Put a 5-quart heavy cast iron Dutch oven on the stove top over medium heat. Then fry down the bacon in the vegetable oil until lightly browned and crispy. Remove it from the pot and set it aside for a ...

Make the most of this summer vegetable while its at its best. "Mercy me, these were delicious. I cut a few okra up, splashed a little olive oil in the bowl, sprinkled a little seasoning salt on them, ...

Side dishes can make or break a meal, and these 17 are total winners. Each one adds the perfect pop of flavor and textur ...

The key to success with these is to freeze the stuffed okra until it is frozen hard. This allows the breading and the okra to cook in hot oil, without the cheese melting too quickly and oozing out of ...

Wash okra well. Drain and set aside. Place 1 clove garlic and 1 hot pepper into each of 7 hot sterilized pint jars. Pack jars firmly with okra, leaving ½ inch head space; add 1 teaspoon dill seed to ...

1 pound fresh or frozen okra, sliced into 1/2-inch rounds Instructions: In a large Dutch oven or saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onion and celery, and cook until onion is translucent, ...

2 cups raw red or other rice, cooked to package directions Heat oil in large, heavy skillet or Dutch oven over high heat; add flour. Reduce heat to medium. Cook flour, stirring, until brown, about 5 ...

Every South Louisiana grandmother cooks with okra. For sure, okra in gumbo is delicious, but Susan Tauzin's shrimp and smothered okra recipe offers a distinct way to appreciate the African-born ...

From "Gumbo," a Savor the South (r) cookbook by Dale Curry. 2015 by University of North Carolina Press. Used by permission of the University of North Carolina Press (uncpress.unc.edu) "Creoles and ...