Arkansas Fried Veggie Skillet

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

Batter and fry up potatoes, onions, green tomatoes, and okra using this recipe for Arkansas fried veggies.

Ingredients

1 cup milk
1 egg
1 cup cornmeal, or as needed
2 squash, sliced
2 red potatoes, cubed
2 green tomatoes, cubed
3 pods fresh okra, sliced into rings, or more to taste
1/2 onion, diced
1/2 green bell pepper, diced
2 tablespoons bacon grease, or as needed
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1 Whisk milk and egg together in a large bowl. Pour cornmeal into another large bowl.
2 Dip squash, potatoes, tomatoes, okra, onion, and green bell pepper into milk mixture; press vegetables into cornmeal to coat.
3 Heat bacon grease in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir vegetable mixture in hot grease until golden and tender, 15 to 25 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.