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Fried Summer Veggies

August 9, 2010 by Arena Blake 4 Comments

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This dish reminds me of childhood summers. We always planted a vegetable garden, and we’d spend most evenings harvesting okra and squash and tomatoes.
My dad always made this for us in the summer. I remember looking forward to summer just so that I could have this dish.
We always called it “goulash” and growing up, I always thought goulash was deep fried veggies.
Of course, when I went to Prague in college and ordered goulash, I got a very different dish. I bet my face was priceless when they brought out real-life goulash.
So, to avoid any confusion, I’m calling this Fried Summer Veggies. But in my heart (and head!) it will always be goulash.
Fried Summer Veggies
Ingredients:
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Okra
Summer Squash
Onion
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Corn Meal
Flour
Eggs
Vegetable Oil
Directions:
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Cut up your veggies. Slice the okra and squash.
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Cut the tomatoes and potatoes into small chunks.
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Mix 1 cup flour with 2 cups corn meal. You may need to mix more if you have a lot of veggies. You’ll want enough to coat the veggies.
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Beat the eggs in a small bowl. I used five eggs for the amount of veggies I had.
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Put the cut up veggies in a large Ziploc bag.
Add the eggs and squish the bag around to coat the veggies with egg.
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Add the corn meal mixture to the Ziploc bag and squish some more to coat the veggies.
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Yummmm….
Coat the bottom of a skillet with vegetable oil and heat it up.
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Fry the coated veggies until golden.
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Serve as a side dish to your favorite summer meal.
We served this with steaks hot off the grill.
So yummy!
Enjoy!
Our favorite summer vegetables, breaded and deep fried for the perfect side dish. This recipe brings back memories of childhood summers out in the vegetable garden.

Filed Under: Cooking, Recipes Tagged With: recipes, Side Dishes, Summer

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  1. Mrs. Mordecai

    August 9, 2010 at 9:06 am

    I think that every family has its own version of goulash. In my family, it was pasta with spaghetti sauce and ground beef, and it was what my mom made when there wasn't a lot of time and energy for dinner. I remember having goulash at my cousin's house and it was not the same at all. Your version looks very nice. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  2. Anne @ the doctor takes a wife

    August 9, 2010 at 11:19 am

    These look awesome ๐Ÿ™‚ I can't wait to try it–it looks so easy!!

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  3. brannyboilsover.com

    August 11, 2010 at 3:11 pm

    Lol, I wonder why your dad called it goulash!?

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