We had some leftover pinto beans we wanted to use up from dinner last night and we had some okra we bought at the farmers market so decided to combine the two and make tacos. Today made some quick chow chow relish to top it.
For the Southern Style Tacos:
- Cooked pinto beans
- Chow Chow (see recipe below)
- Okra
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup butter milk
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup corn meal
- oil for frying
- Taco shells
To fry the okra first mix two eggs with a cup of butter milk. Then in a second bowl mix the flour and corn meal. Chop the okra into bite size pieces. Dip the okra into the egg milk mixture then into the flour. Add to the heated oil and fry till golden brown.
For the Chow Chow you need:
- 1 green tomato diced
- 1 cup cabbage chopped
- 1/4 cup diced white onion
- 1/2 of a yellow bell pepper diced
- 1 tea sp pickling salt
- 1/2 cup cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp molasses
- 1/2 tea sp mustard seeds
- 1/4 tea sp red pepper flakes
- Pinch of caraway seeds
Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl and let it sit for four hours or overnight in the fridge.
