Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, okra & tomatoes. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Okra & Tomatoes is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Okra & Tomatoes is something that I have loved my entire life.
Okra or Okro (US: / ˈ oʊ k r ə /, UK: / ˈ ɒ k r ə /), Abelmoschus esculentus, known in many English-speaking countries as ladies' fingers or ochro, is a flowering plant in the mallow family. It is valued for its edible green seed pods. The geographical origin of okra is disputed, with supporters of West African, Ethiopian, and South Asian origins.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have okra & tomatoes using 7 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Okra & Tomatoes:
- Take 1/2 lb frozen sliced okra
- Get 1 (16 oz) can stewed tomatoes
- Take 1 rib of celery; diced
- Make ready 1/2 onion; roughly chopped
- Get 2 garlic cloves; minced
- Take 1/2 bell pepper; diced
- Prepare 1/2 tsp Cajun seasoning
However, there is something called "ratooning," which is the process of cutting down the okra plants in late summer to encourage a second production of okra into fall. Okra peel is the most traditional way to use okra medicinally. In the preliminary studies done to investigate the benefits of using okra, using shredded okra peel was seen to be the most favorable. In parts of the Southern United States, okra is a food staple, like pizza in New York City or beef brisket in Texas.
Steps to make Okra & Tomatoes:
- Prep your onions, bell pepper, celery, and garlic. Sauté until translucent with a pinch of salt.
- Add in the okra and tomatoes (I used Italian stewed tomatoes for extra flavor). Simmer until cooked/no longer frozen.
- Add in 1/2 tsp of Cajun seasoning and black pepper to taste. Enjoy!
This flowering warm-season plant arrived in the U. S. with the slave trade in. I love the taste of deep-fried okra. Sometimes though, I want to limit my carbs, so I make okra "fries". They give me the flavor of fried okra, but with far fewer calories, and much less fat.
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