Okra and Black-eyed Pea Sauté

== Description ==
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Victor Estate in Allen, Texas in 1981.
* Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
== Ingredients ==
* ¼ pound strip bacon cut into ¼ inch pieces
* 1 cup yellow onion diced
* 1½ tablespoons garlic chopped
* 3 cups fresh okra cut into rounds
* 2 cups fresh corn kernels
* 2 fresh small red hot chilies chopped
* 32 ounces canned black-eyed peas
* 1 cup green onion diced
* oven dried cherry tomatoes (recipe below)
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
* freshly chopped parsley for garnish
=== Oven Dried Tomatoes ===
* 2 cups cherry tomatoes halved
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
* 1 teaspoon brown sugar
* 7 thyme sprigs
== Directions ==
# In a large saute pan cook bacon until fat is rendered then remove bacon with slotted spoon and asset aside.
# Sauté yellow onion and garlic in bacon drippings until soft then add okra, corn and chili pepper and cook until tender.
# Add black eyed peas, green onion and cherry tomatoes and cook an additional 5 minutes.
# Season with salt, pepper and chopped parsley and toss in reserved bacon.
=== Oven Dried Tomatoes ===
# Preheat oven to 250 °F.
# Place cut cherry tomatoes on a sheet pan cut side up.
# Season with salt, pepper, brown sugar and sprigs of thyme.
# Dry in the oven for 4 hours.
# Check periodically to make sure they don't burn.
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Category:Cathy's Recipes
Category:Bacon Recipes
Category:Okra Recipes
Category:Corn Recipes
Category:Fresh chile pepper Recipes
Category:Black-eyed pea Recipes
Category:Green onion Recipes
Category:Cherry tomato Recipes
Category:Brown sugar Recipes
Category:Thyme Recipes