- 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
- 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.