Spicy Okra
"If you like okra, try this. My mother use to make okra like but without the chile's. This Recipe comes from Gourmet Magazine."
photo by Bergy
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen cut okra
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
- 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 fresh habanero pepper, pierced 3 times with a fork (if habanero is to hot use serrano or jalapeno chile instead)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
directions
- Rinse okra in a colander under hot water.
- (Rinsing okra gives it a cleaner taste and texture.) Heat oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté onion, stirring until golden, about 3 minutes.
- Add tomatoes (including juice) and chile and boil, stirring until tomatoes are softened and liquid is reduced by half, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Add okra and cook, gently stirring, until okra is tender, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in salt and pepper and discard chile.
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Reviews
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I used 3 jalapeno peppers and used Rotel instead of diced tomatoes. Also added a small can of the Rotel sauce for extra sauce and also used lemon pepper instead of regular pepper. It was delicious! -
Very tasty recipe - Neat trick to put the whole hot pepper in with just pricks - It gives just enough heat. I used fresh tomatoes and a bit of tomato juice (I had surplus on hand). I used fresh Okra and giving it a rinse in hot water does give it a cleaner taste. Watch your cooking time. I tasted it at 5 minutes and it was perfect but it had to sit another 2 minutes (meat was n't quite done) and it was still very good but just tad over cooked Thanks Barb for another lovely recipe -
Easy and tasty side dish! The only package of frozen okra I could find was 16 ounces, so I used that and my supermarket was out of habanero peppers, so I had to use a jalapeno chili instead. Next time I will definitely use the habanero since I didn't find this very spicy (although I love spicy foods, so for some the jalapeno may be enough). Love how easy this was to make! -
Yum! I loved this dish! I've never had okra before but after watching Paula Deen use okra a few times, I decided to buy a bag. I didn't get to use it until now... I made some coconut milk rice and read that spicy okra went well with it. I did make some changes. Instead of diced tomatoes, I used salsa and instead of habanero peppers, I used 3 pieces of Korean dried peppers. I love spicy food and with the salsa & korean peppers, this dish was hot! =) Thanks! -
This is a wonderful recipe for those who like okra. Tastes very southern. I used a can of Rotel diced tomatoes with green chilis in it. If you don't like spicy food, I suggest using just the plain tomatoes - and I plan to try it that way the next time I fix it. It is also a very pretty dish with the green and red combo.
Tweaks
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I used 3 jalapeno peppers and used Rotel instead of diced tomatoes. Also added a small can of the Rotel sauce for extra sauce and also used lemon pepper instead of regular pepper. It was delicious!
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Yum! I loved this dish! I've never had okra before but after watching Paula Deen use okra a few times, I decided to buy a bag. I didn't get to use it until now... I made some coconut milk rice and read that spicy okra went well with it. I did make some changes. Instead of diced tomatoes, I used salsa and instead of habanero peppers, I used 3 pieces of Korean dried peppers. I love spicy food and with the salsa & korean peppers, this dish was hot! =) Thanks!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Barb G.
Sonora, California
