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Okra, aka Lady's Finger, is low in calories but packed full of nutrients. It is rich in vitamins A and C, as well as antioxidants that help reduce the risk of cancer, diabetes, stroke, and heart disease. Okra is also a good source of Magnesium and Folate. This 15-minute blanched okra recipe dressed with a spicy garlic ginger sauce is easy and great served warm or cold.
Okra often gets a bad reputation due to the slimy texture it gets if it’s not prepared properly. There are many ways to prepare this humble vegetable, but blanching / boiling okra is one of the simplest and healthiest. The best way is to blanch the okra whole without cutting it and adding cider vinegar to the boiling water also helps reduce the sliminess. You can either serve them whole after blanched or slice each okra in half lengthwise.
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- Clean the okra under running water briefly and pat them dry with a kitchen towel. Bring a saucepan of water to a boil, add in apple cider vinegar and sea salt, and then blanch the okra for 2-3 minutes until they turned deep bright green and fork tender.
- Remove the okra and place them in a bowl of ice water immediately. Remove and drain. Cut the stems and tips off and cut each okra into half lengthwise. Arrange them, cut side up, on a serving plate.
- Peel and finely cut the garlic cloves and ginger. Slice the piri piri into thin rings. Slice the red chilli pepper open, remove the seeds and cut into thin strips.
- Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a small skillet. Add in garlic and ginger and saute for 1-2 minutes. Add in chillies and cook for another 1-2 minutes until aromatic. Lower the heat and mix in soya sauce, vinegar, maple syrup and salt. Bring the mixture to a simmer. Turn off the heat and add in chopped chives.
- Spoon the sauce over the okra and serve immediately.
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29 comments:
I have never eaten okras but cooked like this, it looks gorgeous!
That does look really, really good! We just had some okra with lunch today but ours was deep fried.
...I had never heard of okra until I went to the University of Georgia in 1966. They must have had millions of ways to cook it.
Okra is so effective for bowels movement. I love chili spice too
Se ve muy rico. Adoro el picante. Gracias por la receta Te mando un beso.
I grew up eating okra and have eaten it many ways. I will definitely be trying it like this. I think the only adjustment I will need to make to keep it keto is subbing for the soy sauce and the maple syrup.
The meal looks good and tasty. Love how you cooked, it looks fresh and crisp.
@Anne in the kitchen Anne, the amount of glutenfree soya sauce (no wheat at all) and maple syrup is minimal, so they wouldn't affect the keto diet.
Never heard of okra down here but looks interesting and will look it up.
La okra es un producto que conozco pero no se ve por aquí, al menos yo no lo conozco. Me gustaría probarla con esa vinagreta tan buena que le has puesto, eso sí, con algo menos de picante.
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Hello,
I have never tried Okra, the sauce looks delicious. Thanks for sharing.
Take care, have a great weekend.
When I was away last weekend my friend and I were talking about okra as I don't believe I've ever had it. This looks like a yummy recipe, and I'm printing it out so I can I try it sometime. Thanks. Happy weekend Angie. hugs-Erika
Never had me okra in my life, and I don't think I would like it, but you did a very nice styling of food in the plate! Okra and artichoke are two things you rarely or never see in our markets.
What a creative way to serve okra!
I have never had okra but looks like you did it proud!
Love okra
Angie, Until we moved from Illinois in the northern USA to Tennessee in the Southeastern USA, I'd rarely even heard of okra and we never saw it in our grocery stores. Where we live now in Eastern Tennessee, okra is a staple vegetable. The only way I've had it that I thought was palatable was deep fried...definitely southern USA! Not a vegetable I frequent. I'm surprised that you can find it in your stores but I guess that it made it to your side of the Atlantic Ocean. Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
Never had okra.
I can't remember the last time I bought any Okra!
Many thanks for sharing this recipe.
All the best Jan
we consume okra sometimes...
your okra looks so yummy.
Sometimes I do that too. Just boil the okra, cut the top away once cool. Add some oyster sauce over the okras. And then fry some minced garlic and pour over the okra. Simple and nice.
Hola Angie, nunca he comido okra, pero se ve deliciosa. Gracias por compartir. Un beso 😘
a different take on okra and a wonderful sauce for it
I've never been a fan of okra, for the reasons you describe. Your recipe looks delicious and worth trying!
I love okra, and I always have it in Indian food....I have to try this recipe!........Abrazotes, Marcela
No la he comido nunca, he leído que se parece al calabacin y ese si me gusta. Gracias.
Un abrazo.
I love okra, and I don't even mind some sliminess (especially when made with tomato sauce.) This method is new to me, and I'm definitely going to give it a try; it looks lovely!
Your okra look so fresh! It depends on luck to find fresh okra here. Often, the okra here already sees dark blemishes. Am a huge fan of okra. Love it blanched too.
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