Best Okra Medley Great As A Side Or A Main Dish Recipes

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OKRA MEDLEY



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My husband, Charles, came up with this recipe. Pair it with a crispy pan of hot corn bread and you have a wonderful healthy meal.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Side Dishes

Time 30m

Yield 4-6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 medium onion, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
2 cups sliced fresh okra
3 to 4 medium tomatoes, peeled and chopped
2 cups frozen corn
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Steps:

  • In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add okra; cook and stir for 5 minutes. Stir in the remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until corn is tender.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 127 calories, Fat 5g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 10mg cholesterol, Sodium 444mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

OKRA MEDLEY--GREAT AS A SIDE OR A MAIN DISH



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Make and share this Okra Medley--Great As a Side or a Main Dish recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Chief Jack

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 50m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/4 cup olive oil
1 large sweet onion, rough chopped
1 large tomatoes, chopped
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tablespoon italian seasoning
1 bell pepper, chopped
8 -10 okra pods (or 1/2 bag frozen okra, about)

Steps:

  • Cook the onions in the oil until tender.
  • Add the tomatoes, garlic and spice mix; simmer about 5-8 minutes to blend the flavors.
  • Wait till the last minute to first wash, then dry and cut the okra (about 1/4 inch) to help prevent bleeding.
  • Add the okra and peppers to the pot, cover and simmer until the okra is tender.
  • For a main dish, add smoked sausage, or cubed, cooked chicken or pork and serve over rice.
  • This is also excellent with black beans mixed in!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 159.9, Fat 13.7, SaturatedFat 1.9, Sodium 6.8, Carbohydrate 9.4, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 3.8, Protein 1.6

MEDITERRANEAN OKRA AND TOMATO STEW



Mediterranean Okra and Tomato Stew image

Until lately, I hadn't been a fan of okra. But then I learned how cooks in the eastern and southern Mediterranean treat this popular vegetable: they cook it whole, after tossing it with salt and vinegar and marinating it for an hour to make it less, well, slimy. Some regional cooks dry okra in the sun after salting it.Okra is low in calories, very high in dietary fiber, and a great source of vitamin A, vitamin C, B vitamins and the phytonutrients glutathione, xanthin, lutein and beta carotene. For the best texture and flavor, buy the smallest pods you can find. Okra is stewed with tomatoes and onions throughout the Middle East and in Greece, where the vegetable goes by its Arabic name, bamyeh or bamyies. Traditionally, the stews are made with about three times as much olive oil as I use here.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories     dinner, weekday, appetizer

Time 2h15m

Yield Serves four as a main dish with rice, six as a side

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 pounds small okra
Salt
1 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 medium onions, cut in half lengthwise then sliced thin across the grain
3 to 4 garlic cloves to taste, minced
1 pound tomatoes, preferably plum tomatoes, seeded and grated, or else peeled, seeded and chopped; or 1 14-ounce can, with juice
Freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon tomato paste diluted in 1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon sugar
2 to 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, to taste
1/4 cup finely chopped parsley

Steps:

  • Trim the stems off the okra, and place in a large bowl. Salt generously, douse with the vinegar and let sit for 30 minutes to an hour. Drain the okra, and rinse thoroughly.
  • Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large, lidded skillet or casserole. Add the onions. Cook, stirring, until tender, about five minutes. Add the okra, and cook, stirring, for about three minutes until the edges begin to color. Add the garlic, stir together for about half a minute until fragrant. Stir in the tomatoes. Bring to a simmer, and cook, stirring often, until the tomatoes have cooked down a bit and smell fragrant, about 10 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Stir in the dissolved tomato paste, allspice and sugar. Add water if necessary to just cover the okra. Bring to a simmer, cover and reduce the heat to low. Simmer 45 minutes until the okra is very tender. Add the parsley and lemon juice, and simmer another five minutes. Taste and adjust salt. Remove from the heat, and serve hot, warm or at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 268, UnsaturatedFat 12 grams, Carbohydrate 32 grams, Fat 14 grams, Fiber 10 grams, Protein 7 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 1145 milligrams, Sugar 11 grams

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