Arkansas Fried Veggie Skillet

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

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.