Okra And Tomatoes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sweet onions, chopped
2 1/2 cups okra, sliced
3 medium tomatoes, chopped or 14 ounces diced tomatoes
salt & freshly ground black pepper
hot sauce (optional)

Preparation

Place all ingredients in a dutch oven and cook over over medium heat until onion and okra is just crisp tender or done to your liking. (Note: USE the juice from the tomatoes as well.).
Taste and add salt and pepper as desired.
NOTE: Do not salt before the okra and onion are done to your liking. The salt seems to add to the slime. Also, stir only as much as you need The more you stir the slimier it can get.
Serve with Hot Sauce if desired.
OAMC NOTE: This freezes well in any quantity desired. Simply reheat when needed.