Okra and Tomatoes (A.k.a. Okra Gumbo)

Ingredients

• Bacon

  Raw, cured pork

  8 strip or 96g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 large or 150g

• Okra

  Frozen, unprepared

  2 package (3 lb) or 2.72kg

• Tomatoes

  Red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice

  2 can or 380g

Directions

1. Fry bacon in a large skillet that can be covered, until crisp. Remove from skillet and drain on paper towels. Saute onion in bacon drippings until tender. Add okra and tomatoes, stir to blend. Cover, reduce to low heat. Cook for about an hour, or until okra is tender, stirring occasionally. Do not stir too much or too briskly, because the okra will fall apart. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
2. **Note: Nanny diced the bacon and fried it and the onion together. My family doesn't like the bacon cooked into it because the bacon becomes soft. If you do it my way, you can sprinkle the bacon on right before serving.