Easy Okra
1 pound okra
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 medium onion
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
4-5 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
1 tablespoon ginger, peeled and chopped finely
salt, to taste
jalapeno, to taste, optional
pepper, to taste
1. Cut both ends off each okra, and then cut them in two halves longitudinally. Mix them with lime juice in a bowl. Cut peeled onion into two halves then each half into longitudinal slices.
2. Put the oil in a sauce pan , add chopped garlic and ginger and fry for 1 minute. Add onion. Fry all these together until onion becomes very light brown (4-5 minutes).
3. Stir in okra mixture. Sprinkle salt to taste, and add chopped jalapeno (if using).
4. Cook for 8-10 minutes, but stir after every 1-2 minute until okra is tender. Sprinkle freshly ground pepper on top.
Serve as side dish or with vegan bread.
SO HOW'D IT GO?
Best okra I have ever tasted. I did not expect this much flavor. Easy to make too.
This was seriously the most delicious thing ever. I added some chopped tomatoes but other than that left it as it. SO GOOD, I think the salt is important, I wouldn't skip it. YUM-E. Thanks!
yum!! i didnt use any salt, extra lemon juice and am eating it over white rice. theres so much flavor in the okra, that it seeps into the white rice. yummm. I also didnt have any fresh ginger, so I threw in some powdered ginger right after i mixed the okra in with the onions.
I used this recipe as a base and threw in some seitan and about 1/3 chopped fresh red pepper, sauteed it up with a splash of Bragg's and served it with rice. It made a nice sort of lime-chili dish that I served with rice. Even made good leftovers!
Was actually a little he'sitant about this one but I'm sure glad I tried it. It was excellent. :