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Okra & Tomato Stew

Name: Okra & Tomato Stew
Prep time: 20

(5 votes, average: 4.40 out of 5)

20 min prep

4 servings

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14 ingredients

I didn’t like okra for years. Wouldn’t eat it. I found it squishy and slimy with no redeeming features. That was until I ate it at Dye’s Gullah Fixin’s in Hilton Head, South Carolina....

2 tablespoons olive oil
½ medium onion, chopped
2 inch piece ginger, peeled and julienned
1 pound okra, stemmed and cut into ½-inch pieces
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1 teaspoon turmeric
½ cup water
Freshly ground black pepper

For the Quick Tomato Sauce

- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 pounds ripe plum tomatoes, coarsely chopped (See Ann’s Tips)
- 1 to 2 cloves garlic, smashed and thinly sliced lengthwise
- 1 small dried red pepper, seeds removed (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 1 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese (optional)

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Nutrition Facts

Calories

221 cals

Fat

15 g

Saturated Fat

3 g

Polyunsaturated Fat

2 g

Monounsaturated Fat

10 g

Carbohydrates

21 g

Sugar

8 g

Fiber

7 g

Protein

5 g

Sodium

864 mg

Directions

Prepare the quick tomato sauce as outlined here.
In a sauté pan with a tight fitting lid, heat olive oil or medium-high heat. Add onion and ginger and cook until softened.
Add the okra and salt and cook, stirring for 2 - 3 minutes. Add turmeric and cook for 1 minute more stirring constantly.
Add the tomato sauce and cook for 1 minute, then add ½ cup of water, cover and cook for 5 minutes. Uncover and cook for 3 minutes or until there is little liquid in left the pan, and the tomato sauce has thickened and coats the okra.

Chef Tips

This is a really simple dish, so the ingredients have to be good. Be sure to buy small, fresh, green okra pods that are as crisp and unblemished as you can find.

Registered Dietitian Approved

All our recipes are created by chefs and reviewed by our oncology-trained staff Registered Dietitian, Kate Ueland, MS, RD, to ensure that each is backed with scientific evidence and meets the standards set by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.