Arkansas Fried Veggie Skillet - cooking recipe

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

Preparation

Whisk milk and egg together in a large bowl. Pour cornmeal into another large bowl.
Dip squash, potatoes, tomatoes, okra, onion, and green bell pepper into milk mixture; press vegetables into cornmeal to coat.
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.