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Smothered Okra, Eggplant and Tomato

smothered-okra recipe from FatFree Date: Mon, 20 Jun 94 14:55:48 CDT From: [email protected] (Maureen O'Halloran) From Paul Prudhomme's _A Fork in the Road_ _Smothered Okra, Eggplant and Tomato_ SEASONING MIX 1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder 1 teaspoon salt (omit if use canned tomatoes with salt) 1 teaspoon dried mustard 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper (or use all black) 1/2 teaspoon dill weed 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (red pepper) **** 2 cups chopped onion, in all 1 cup chopped green bell pepper (or red bell pepper) 2 cups chopped okra, in all 1 medium eggplant, peeled --- 1 cup finely diced, remaining medium diced. 3 cups fresh tomatoes chopped, or 2 cans diced tomatoes 1/2 cup tomato sauce (omit if using canned tomatoes which already have lots of juice) 1 cup apple juice *** 1) Mix spices in a small bowl. 2) Combine 1 cup of chopped onion, 1 cup finely chopped eggplant, 1 cup of okra (I put in a food processor and pulse to chop finely) 3) Heat non-stick skillet or pot over high heat about 4 minutes. Add chopped vegetables, bell pepper and seasoning mix, stir and cook for about 5 minutes. Vegetables should stick to bottom of pan, then you unstick and stir them so that they carmelize (brown) a little but don't burn. 4) Stir in 1 cup of apple juice, stir to unstick from bottom, add 1 cup of tomatoes. Cook, stirring occasionally until most of liquid evaporates, about 20 minutes. 5) Add remaining onions, okra, eggplant and tomatoes (tomato sauce if used). Scrape to clear bottom and cook 10 minutes or more until eggplant is cooked. Notes --- This is from Paul Prudhomme's Fork in the Road. I used to be warry of okra, but in Oklahoma in the heat of August it's about the only vegetable that still grows (even the tomatoes stop setting fruit when it gets too hot). I also used frozen okra. I like the okra in this recipe. When well cooked, the gumminess goes away and its serves as a thickener to the di

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