Okra-tomato Pilaf For The Stove Top (limpin' Susan)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 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)

Recipe

• 1 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.
• 2 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.
• 3 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.