Okra-Tomato Pilaf for the Stove Top (Limpin' Susan)
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 4 bacon, slices chopped
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 cups thinly sliced okra (about 1 pound)
- 1 cup rice, rinsed and drained
- 2 teaspoons sweet Hungarian paprika or 2 teaspoons smoked spanish paprika
- salt and pepper
- 1 cup chopped tomato
- 1 3⁄4 cups water or 1 3/4 cups broth
- 1 big thyme, sprig (optional)
directions
- Fry the bacon with the onion and garlic in a large saucepan, Dutch oven, or skillet with a tight-fitting lid over low heat so that enough fat is melted to cover the bottom of the pan. If the bacon is lean, add oil.
- Raise the heat to medium-high and fry the okra until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the paprika, salt and pepper and mix well. Add the rice and saute for 2 minutes. The mixture will look very dry.
- Add the tomato, water and thyme and mix well. Cover and cook over medium-low heat until rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
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