Okra Medley Recipes

OKRA MEDLEY

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.

OKRA, CORN AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir to release some of the juices, then add the onion and okra. Fry until tender and browned, stirring constantly. Be careful, as this tends to brown quickly.
• Pour in the tomatoes, and simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes. Mix in the corn, and simmer for another 10 minutes. Season with file powder, salt and pepper, and serve.

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

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!

MIDDLE EASTERN-STYLE OKRA

Steps:

• Over medium low heat, gently saute the onion and garlic in olive oil until onions are transparent and just starting to color. Add tomatoes and crushed coriander seeds, and cook 5 minutes, until tomatoes have given off their liquid. Add salt if desired.
• Trim the stems from the okra, and add to tomato-onion mixture. Mix well and add water. Start with 1/2 cup; more can be added as necessary.
• Turn heat down to low. Cover okra, and simmer for about 30 minutes or until the okra is tender. Stir occasionally, and add more water if the vegetables start to stick.
• Just before serving, add the lemon juice, mixing well.

SUZY'S COLORFUL SOUTHERN FRIED CORN & OKRA MEDLEY

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients, except tomato in large frying pan. Stir on medium heat till color turns to deep yellow on corn. (This is a good hint to test cooking time ).
• Now, keeping stirring and add chopped tomato. Cook a few more minutes and serve hot !

OKRA AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble, and set aside.
• Remove bacon from pan and saute okra, onion, pepper and celery until tender. Add tomatoes, salt and pepper and cook until tomatoes are heated through.
• Garnish with crumbled bacon, if desired.

SAUTEED OKRA WITH HEIRLOOM TOMATOES AND BACON

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over low heat until it is crisp and fat is rendered. Remove bacon and set aside.
• Add okra to skillet and cook, stirring frequently, over medium heat for 5 to 7 minutes. Add onion wedges, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes.
• Add tomatoes and reduce heat to low. Continue cooking, partially covered, until tomatoes are just heated through, 3 to 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Crumble bacon slices over tomatoes; serve warm.

OKRA-CORN MEDLEY

Steps:

• 1. In large nonstick skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet crumble. Set aside.2. Drain all but 1 tablespoon bacon drippings from skillet, or drain off all drippings and add 1/4 cup water to skillet. Add okra cook over medium heat for 4 to 6 minutes or until crisp-tender, stirring frequently.3. Stir in crumbled bacon, corn, bell pepper, salt and pepper cook until thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally.Nutrition Information Per Serving: Serving Size: 1/2 Cup * Calories: 90 * Calories from Fat: 25 * % Daily Value: Total Fat: 3 g 5% * Saturated Fat: 1 g 5% * Cholesterol: 3 mg 1% * Sodium: 90 mg 4% * Total Carbohydrate: 13 g 4% * Dietary Fiber: 3 g 12% * Sugars: 3 g * Protein: 3 g * Vitamin A: 15% * Vitamin C: 25% * Calcium: 4% * Iron: 4% * Dietary Exchanges: 1/2 Starch, 1 Vegetable, 1/2 Fat or 1/2 Carbohydrate, 1 Vegetable, 1/2 Fat